HR Business Partner (Team Lead)

The Opportunity We're partnering with a growing, multi-site organisation that is going through a significant period of transformation, integration and modernisation. Following a number of acquisitions and a recent move towards a single business structure, the People team is playing a key role in driving change, improving consistency and raising leadership capability across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional to step into a broad leadership role, reporting to the Director of People and managing a small HR team. The role is initially a 12 month FTC and offers genuine scope to influence, shape the function and make a lasting impact. This isn't a traditional HR operations role. The focus is on developing the People team, building manager capability and helping move the function from a reactive service model to a true business partnering approach. Key Responsibilities • Lead, coach and develop a small team of People Advisors and HR administration colleagues. • Support the development of the People team, empowering them to become more proactive business partners. • Act as the escalation point for complex employee relations issues and provide expert employment law guidance. • Build management capability, helping leaders become more confident and self-sufficient in managing people matters. • Drive improvements to people processes, systems and overall service delivery. • Support business-wide change, organisational design, restructures and TUPE activity. • Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver practical people solutions aligned to business goals. • Contribute to culture, engagement and leadership initiatives as part of the wider management team. • Use data and insight to identify opportunities for improvement and drive business performance. Ideal candidate • Previous experience as a Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager, People Operations Manager or similar. • Proven line management experience and a passion for coaching and developing others. • Strong employee relations expertise and sound employment law knowledge. • Experience operating within fast-paced, changing environments. • Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with a hands-on approach. • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. • Experience of organisational change, transformation, integration or continuous improvement initiatives. • Able to work autonomously, take ownership and quickly build credibility with both managers and colleagues. • CIPD qualification desirable. Summary This is a rare opportunity to join a business at a genuinely exciting point in its journey. You'll inherit a well-regarded People function, lead and develop a capable HR team, and play a key role in shaping how the organisation supports its managers and employees in the future. This role will be based from a brand new Leeds office and offers flexible hybrid working options. If you're looking for a role where you can make a visible impact, develop your leadership credentials and help drive meaningful change in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply asap or get in touch for more details as this role will move at pace.