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Strategic People Partner

United Kingdom, Cardiff · Job Posted May 27, 2026
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As a People Partner, you will provide a high-quality, strategic people partnering service, working closely with leaders to align people initiatives with business strategy. You will drive performance, engagement and change while embedding organisational values, culture and best practice.

Job Responsibility

  • Deliver strategic people partnering support to achieve business objectives, including change management, performance, absence and attrition reduction, talent identification and workforce planning
  • Develop and implement People Plans aligned to business and corporate strategy
  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing expert consultancy on people risks, capability gaps and organisational challenges
  • Lead and support organisational change, ensuring leaders are equipped to manage change and colleagues remain engaged
  • Strengthen performance management and leadership capability to improve outcomes
  • Drive employee engagement, positively impacting retention, productivity and Great Place to Work results
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing and constructively challenging to deliver commercial impact
  • Use people data and insights to inform decision-making and forecast workforce needs
  • Partner with the wider People function and Centres of Excellence to deliver a consistent, joined-up service
  • Act as a custodian of culture and values, embedding the pillars of Communication, Equality, Reward & Recognition and Fun

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a fast-paced generalist HR / People Partner / HR Business Partner role
  • Strong experience operating within a business partnering model to support commercial outcomes
  • Demonstrable experience leading organisational change (e.g. restructures, transformations, ways of working)
  • Sound knowledge of UK Employment Law and HR best practice
  • CIPD qualified (or equivalent professional experience)
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence to challenge at all levels
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability
  • Data-driven decision-maker with strong analytical and diagnostic skills
  • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively
  • Experience supporting employee engagement and performance improvement initiatives
  • Demonstrates organisational values and treats colleagues fairly and with respect

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting large-scale or complex change programmes
  • Experience in a matrix or multi-site organisation
  • Knowledge of workforce planning, talent management and succession planning
  • Experience partnering with Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development teams
  • Experience using engagement survey results (e.g. Great Place to Work) to drive action

What we offer

  • All colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when joining, increasing up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays)
  • Option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave

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