AVP - HR Business Advisor (FTC or secondment) in London

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business leaders to ensure HR practices are fully aligned with strategic business initiatives by attending planning meetings and offering expert advice.
• Support the Senior HR Business Partner in designing and implementing strategic initiatives that drive results in line with the Medium‑Term Business Plan.
• Deliver HR services in a responsive manner, proactively identifying new ways for HR to add value while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices.
• Assist in diagnosing business issues and aligning people strategies to foster a high-performance culture throughout the organisation.
• Develop strong relationships with Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and HR peers regionally and globally, acting as subject matter expert on allocated partnerships.
• Work collaboratively with managers to develop career development plans that enable employees to reach their full potential within both their function and the wider group.
• Support line management in forecasting and planning talent requirements according to business strategy, ensuring robust succession planning processes are in place.
• Contribute to cyclical HR activities such as performance management, compensation review, promotions, talent reviews, succession planning, and engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Reward & Benefits and HR Operations teams on complex queries including annual compensation surveys, expatriation issues, flexible benefits, and tax matters.
• Manage employee relations cases including investigations, grievances, disciplinary processes, appeals, dispute resolution, ensuring legal risks are considered and consistent advice is provided.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience within an HR Business Partnering or Advisory capacity within Financial Services is essential for success in this role.
• A degree or equivalent qualification is required to underpin your professional expertise.
• Experience supporting a global matrix structure organisation is highly desirable for navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Excellent communication skills are vital for building trust‑based relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• A dependable approach combined with strong accountability ensures you deliver results while maintaining integrity.
• The ability to prioritise tasks effectively allows you to manage large workloads without compromising attention to detail or accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills enable you to collaborate seamlessly with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• A calm demeanour helps you perform well under pressure while remaining sensitive to others’ needs.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills support efficient reporting and analysis within the role.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.