HR Business Partner | Insurance | Hybrid in London

Job Description

HR Business Partner | Insurance
City of London | Hybrid
£60,000 - £70,000 (DOE)

Meraki Talent is working with a UK insurance firm looking for a HR BP to join the HR function. This is a broad, hands on HRBP role, you will be working in a small HR team balancing strategic people initiatives and day to day HR delivery.

HR BP Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with senior leaders and key stakeholders, providing commercially focused HR advice and guidance.
• Manage and advise on a range of employee relations cases, including performance, absence, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Support recruitment and onboarding, working with hiring managers to identify talent requirements and ensuring a smooth employee experience from offer through to joining.
• Partner with managers across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through development, performance management, progression and exit.
• Responsible for updating and changing policies and procedures as per legislation changes.
• Support organisational development and design, helping the business evolve its people structure, capability and ways of working.
• Work closely with leaders on workforce planning, succession planning and future resourcing requirements.
• Use HR data and people insights to identify trends, support decision-making and shape people strategies.
• Support organisational change, restructures and wider people initiatives where required.
• Coach and develop managers, building HR capability across the business.
• Contribute to and deliver the wider HR strategy, translating business priorities into practical people solutions.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience working as an HR Business Partner within insurance or financial services.
• Strong experience managing employee relations matters.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and the wider employee lifecycle.
• A good understanding of workforce planning, organisational development and organisational change.
• Confidence working with HR data and people analytics to provide meaningful insight.
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach, with the ability to balance day-to-day HR delivery with longer-term strategy.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to operate autonomously while working collaboratively within a wider HR function