People & Development Senior Business Partner in Leeds

Heeton UK is seeking to engage with a People & Development Senior Business Partner who recognises that culture is key - with the drive to create an enabling and empowering environment that brings the best out of our team and our leaders. The People & Development Senior Business Partner is a senior leader role responsible for supporting the Head of People & Development in shaping and executing the People Strategy across Heeton UK. This role partners closely with General Managers and leadership teams to ensure organisational effectiveness, robust talent pipelines, and a culture that supports business priorities.

As a core member of the Senior Leadership team, the P&D Senior Business Partner impacts both strategic and operational HR, driving transformation and continuous improvement across the business. This role is pivotal in supporting in creating an inclusive, diverse and thriving culture that aligns with our company values: Drive, Guest Focus, Standards Focus, Teamwork, Communication & Commitment. This role is instrumental in nurturing & growing talent, current and new, fostering employee wellbeing, driving Heeton UK's people strategy, and ensuring compliance with UK employment laws and policies.

You will have the desire to create an enabling and empowering environment that brings the best out of our team and our leaders. Working closely with our leaders, you will motivate, inspire, lead and guide them to success, thus creating a cohort of empowered, successful business leaders that are able to deliver truly memorable experiences to our colleagues & guests as a result.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Collaborate with business leaders to develop and implement talent and organisational effectiveness strategies that support growth, change, and transformation across Heeton UK.
• Leverage workforce analytics-including talent demographics, turnover trends, and engagement scores-to diagnose underlying issues and inform evidence-based HR decision-making.
• Stay ahead of emerging business issues to determine strategic people and organisational implications.
• Partner with the leadership teams to drive efforts needed to achieve business priorities.
• Lead the design and rollout of HR initiatives, policies, and processes tailored for Heeton UK disciplines and in alignment with IHG standards.
• Provide visionary leadership in talent development, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and agility to maintain competitive advantage.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration and team excellence.
• Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to build organisational capabilities.
• Embody and promote our company values to foster a positive, diverse & inclusive workplace.
• Nurturing and developing a people centered and team orientated inclusive culture.
• Ensure strict compliance with all employment laws and regulations.
• Partner with leaders to embed engagement strategies that drive retention, development, and performance.
• Lead end-to-end People Service delivery across the employee lifecycle.
• Own and evolve HRIS/People Systems to meet evolving business needs.
• Support in leading and driving the Talent Acquisition Strategy for Heeton UK.
• Oversee Talent Acquisition across Heeton UK.
• Ensure regular talent assessments are conducted.
• Champion the execution of the performance planning processes throughout the year.
• Oversee programmes to support an inclusive culture and career advancement opportunities for all.
• Champion leadership and management development.
• Fostering our Health & Wellbeing agenda.
• Advocate for Health and Wellbeing initiatives.
• Oversee Payroll for all sites.
• Travel as required across the UK.
• Complete any other reasonable request or take additional areas of responsibility as requested by any member of the senior management team.

What we need from you:

• CIPD qualification is a distinct advantage but not essential.
• Experience of working within a hospitality environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in Regional HR Management, Senior HR Business partner or similar UK HR leadership roles.
• Experience in managing complex ER cases, TUPE, redundancy processes, Tribunals, Settlements and extensive knowledge of UK Employment Law.
• Be confident and highly skilled in training, developing and coaching at all levels.
• Be creative, and have strong problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Possess strong leadership, commercial and analytical skills.
• You will be positive and proactive, and confident working on your own initiative in a fast-paced environment.
• You will be agile and comfortable dealing with varied priorities.

What you can expect from us:

• Market appropriate salary with up to 12.5% bonus potential.
• Access to our extensive benefits package.
• Contributory pension scheme of up to 5% with service.
• 33 days holiday.
• Complimentary staff stays and staff rates.
• Exclusive access to the employee recognition & reward scheme - Heeton Rewards.
• Service-based annual leave (increasing up to a maximum of 5 extra days).
• Referral scheme.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection and Employee Assistance schemes.
• Numerous voluntary benefits.
• Fantastic career potential with one of the UK’s fast-growing hotel operators.

Heeton is all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We are an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural and be the best versions of themselves.