HR Business Partner - 12 month contract in City of London

About the Role

Our client is seeking a commercially astute HR Business Partner to join our team on a 12-month maternity cover contract, supporting their flagship division.

You\’ll be part of a wider HRBP team and partner with a client group of 400 employees, including a number of senior stakeholders reporting to the MD. This is a high-impact role requiring fast relationship-building, deep business understanding, and the ability to influence and shape strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders and understand their business priorities
• Provide strategic and operational HR support across performance management, ER, and cyclical processes (e.g., pay and bonus reviews)
• Translate employment legislation into commercial conversations with senior leaders
• Lead and deliver central HR projects, such as leadership development and upskilling initiatives
• Partner with Centres of Excellence across recruitment, training, and reward
• Use talent frameworks (e.g., 9-box grid) to assess and develop talent in partnership with L&D

What We\’re Looking For

• Proven experience as an HRBP in an agile environment, matrixed organisation
• Strong generalist HR knowledge with strategic and commercial acumen
• Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Comfortable navigating change and contributing to transformation initiatives (e.g., AI adoption)
• Hands-on approach with a passion for offering value add HR Solutions

Location

London

Working Pattern

Hybrid – 3 days in-office

Start December

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.