Senior People & Talent Business Partner

I’m partnering with a leading FMCG organisation on a newly created senior People & Talent appointment, offering a rare opportunity to combine strategic HR partnering with senior-level Talent Acquisition.This is not a traditional HRBP role, nor is it purely Talent Acquisition.We’re looking for a seasoned People professional who can operate strategically, influence senior stakeholders and use data and insight to shape people decisions - but who is equally comfortable getting into the detail, interviewing senior talent, building pipelines and driving results.The business is going through an exciting period of growth, change and transformation, creating significant scope for someone to make a visible impact and help shape the organisation as it evolves.The opportunityWorking closely with senior leadership, you’ll partner across key business functions to drive the people agenda, with a broad remit spanning:

• Strategic HR partnering and delivery of key people projects
• Organisational change and transformation
• Using people data and insight to influence decision-making
• Building organisational and functional capability
• Talent pipelining, succession planning and identifying future capability needs
• Senior-level recruitment and assessment
• Performance, engagement and broader people initiatives
• Partnering with Centres of Excellence to develop and implement solutions
• Using recruitment data, LinkedIn Recruiter and PSL insight to assess effectiveness and ROI
• Leading and influencing change within a busy, evolving environment
• Delivery of strategic Talent Acquisition projects alongside operational senior hiringWho are we looking for?You’ll be an established Senior HR Business Partner, Senior People Partner or senior People/Talent professional, ideally with experience gained within a large, complex FMCG environment.Crucially, we’re looking for someone who brings genuine depth across both HR and Talent Acquisition. You’ll have evidence of operating strategically and partnering with senior stakeholders, alongside the credibility and technical expertise to lead senior recruitment, assess talent and build pipelines.You’ll also bring:
• Strong change and transformation experience
• Excellent employment law knowledge
• Experience building capability and succession within functions
• Strong analytical skills and confidence making data-led decisions
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to read, challenge and influence a room
• A solutions-focused, commercially minded approach
• The ability to operate effectively through ambiguity
• A grounded, credible style with a willingness to roll up your sleeves when requiredThis could be particularly interesting for a seasoned professional looking for greater visibility, broader influence and the opportunity to shape the People agenda within a growing and changing FMCG business.