Human Resources Business Partner

The P&C Business Partner is a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business strategy into practical, high-impact people plans. This is a blended role combining strategic partnering with hands-on delivery across change, talent, organisational design and employee relations. You will work closely with leadership teams to improve organisational performance, growth and engagement through effective people interventions.

What you'll be doing:

• Strategic Business Partnering
  • Partner with senior leaders to align people strategy with business priorities and translate this into practical plans.
  • Lead workforce planning, organisational design and effectiveness initiatives to support growth and transformation.
  • Use data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities, influencing decisions through evidence-based recommendations.
• Transformation & Change
  • Lead delivery of the people agenda across transformation, restructuring and integration activity, including TUPE where relevant.
  • Develop change and communication plans and engage stakeholders to support successful delivery.
  • Assess organisational capability and readiness for change.
• Talent & Leadership
  • Lead talent and succession planning, identifying critical roles and future capability needs.
  • Support leadership development through coaching and guidance.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to shape hiring strategies and build pipelines.
• Employee Relations & Operations
  • Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence and conduct cases.
  • Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation while balancing risk and commercial outcomes.
  • Coach managers to strengthen people management capability.
• Performance & Engagement
  • Drive performance management and support engagement initiatives to embed a high-performance culture.
  • Develop retention strategies for key talent and champion inclusion, wellbeing and employee experience.
• HR Leadership & Delivery
  • Act as the lead P&C partner for your business area, collaborating closely with Centres of Excellence.
  • Lead HR projects, continuous improvement activity and contribute to building a high-performing P&C function.

What experience you'll bring:

• Required
  • Strong HR Business Partnering experience supporting senior leaders in a complex, matrix environment.
  • Proven expertise in organisational change, transformation and restructuring.
  • Solid employee relations experience and knowledge of UK employment law.
  • Experience delivering talent and succession processes.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to move between strategy and execution.
• Nice to Have
  • Experience in Technology, Consulting, Professional Services or similar environments.
  • Experience supporting larger employee populations and complex transformation activity.
  • International or multi-country experience.

What We’re Looking For:

• Credible, confident partner who can influence senior stakeholders.
• Someone who is equally comfortable setting direction and doing the work.
• Pragmatic, solutions-focused and outcome-driven.
• Strong communicator with the ability to simplify complex issues.
• Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Who we are:

At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.

What we'll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.