Senior HR Business Partner (m/f/d) in Manchester

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning people strategies with business goals to drive organizational performance. You will influence, coach, and challenge leaders, shape organizational design, oversee key people processes, and help create an environment where employees can thrive and deliver their best work.

What Will You Do

• Strategic Partnership & Coaching: Provide strategic guidance and coaching to senior leaders on people-related matters, ensuring decisions align with best practices and employment law. Act as a thought partner to leadership, helping elevate team performance, engagement, and capability.
• People Processes & Talent Management: Lead core people processes such as performance reviews, talent identification, and succession planning. Oversee changes to employee terms and conditions in partnership with relevant stakeholders. Drive talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies to build and sustain high-performing teams.
• Organizational Design & Development: Partner with Business Leads to design effective organizational structures that support long-term business needs. Shape annual departmental people strategies aimed at strengthening leadership teams, reducing attrition, and fostering strong collaboration.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, acting as their key HR point of contact. Work closely with HR Centers of Expertise (CoE) to integrate company-wide HR initiatives into business areas. Partner with senior HR leaders to ensure alignment and consistency across all HR programs and practices.
• Data, Insights & Compliance: Use HR data and metrics to identify trends, support decision-making, and propose actionable solutions. Ensure compliance with employment laws, internal policies, and regulatory requirements.

What Will You Bring

• Qualifications in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in HR Business Partnering or a similar strategic HR role.
• Strong command of English (written and verbal).
• Deep expertise in strategic HR planning, coaching, talent management, succession planning, and diversity & inclusion.
• Solid understanding of employment law and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with HR metrics and data.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational environments and drive solutions collaboratively.

About Us

SEFE is an international energy company anchored in Europe, delivering energy solutions that ensure reliable and affordable supply. Our activities span the entire energy value chain – from origination and trading to sales, transport and storage. With decades of trading expertise and a growing LNG portfolio, SEFE is one of Europe’s leading suppliers to industrial customers, providing more than 200 TWh of gas and power each year. We supply over 50,000 clients, from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies, we support our customers on their decarbonisation journey and contribute to the energy transition. SEFE employs over 2,000 people worldwide and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany. Securing energy – now and for the future.

Our Benefits

• Competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive range of financial, lifestyle and wellness benefits with the flexibility to follow a hybrid working model.
• Bonus earning potential.
• Non-contributory pension with 10% employer contribution.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days.
• Buy / sell holidays.
• Life assurance.
• Medical and dental insurance (family cover).
• Range of optional flexible benefits.

We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning. Join SEFE and help us secure energy supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.