ViiV HR Business Leader in London

ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only one that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education and treatment for HIV. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We are fully committed to pushing through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated. ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV epidemic.

We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to people living with and affected by HIV. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference. For 30 years, ViiV Healthcare has worked to improve the lives of people living with HIV. This is an exciting time to join us as we advance novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities.

The ViiV HR Business Leader (HRBL) is a senior strategic HR partner and member of the ViiV HR Leadership Team, driving the design delivery of the ViiV Healthcare people strategy. The role partners directly with senior leaders (SVPs) and their leadership teams across Global Commercial Strategy, the Europe & International Commercial Region, Global Medical and Global Functions, bringing deep business insight, enterprise judgement and constructive challenge to shape organisation, talent, leadership and culture decisions that enable ViiV’s ambition and mission.

Key responsibilities:

• Building Capability & Talent: Use business insight, external perspective and internal talent data to diagnose current and future capability gaps, prioritise critical roles and build practical plans at global, regional and functional levels. Lead talent conversations that strengthen succession, accelerate development of high-potential leaders and improve readiness for strategically important roles across Commercial, Medical and Global Functions.
• Leadership Development: Act as a trusted coach and strategic adviser to senior leaders, using insight, feedback and constructive challenge to strengthen leadership effectiveness, decision quality and organisational alignment. Support leaders to translate strategy into clear leadership priorities, operating rhythms and team effectiveness interventions that improve business performance.
• Change Management & Organisation Design: Lead and enable complex change, transformation and organisation design activity across global, regional and functional boundaries, ensuring structures, roles, ways of working and capabilities are aligned to ViiV’s strategy. Drive digital, data and AI-enabled ways of working, building the skills, mindsets and adoption plans required to embed new capabilities sustainably. Partner with senior leaders to develop and evaluate structural and operating model options that improve business performance, decision-making and accountability.
• Culture & Engagement: Translate the business agenda into a clear culture and engagement plan that enables ViiV to deliver what matters better and faster. Lead implementation of ViiV Healthcare’s priorities, partnering with leaders to build high-performing environments. Use engagement data, listening insights and leadership feedback to diagnose opportunities and shape practical actions that improve trust, accountability and team effectiveness.
• Talent Leadership – Accountable Talent Lead: Own and lead the ViiV Healthcare enterprise talent strategy, ensuring priorities are explicitly linked to the business strategy, future capability needs and leadership pipeline requirements. Connect talent insights across countries, regions and functions to identify enterprise themes, risks and opportunities, shaping targeted interventions that strengthen leadership bench, diversity and readiness.

Requirements:

• Educational Background: Minimum Level of Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience). Area of Specialisation: HR, Business, Organisational Psychology or related discipline.
• Job-Related Experience: Significant HR business partnering experience with senior leaders, including translating business strategy into people, organisation, talent and culture priorities. Experience operating in fast-moving, complex and ambiguous environments, balancing enterprise priorities with regional, functional and local requirements. Experience of integrating digital, data and tech into workforce strategy. Strong experience working in matrixed global organisations with multiple stakeholders, lines of authority and competing priorities. Proven ability to influence, challenge and coach senior leaders across a complex network, building trust while holding leaders accountable.