HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner Company: hatchajob (in partnership with Vitality) – providing HR services for Vitality in Stockport, UK. Working Pattern Hybrid – 2 days per week in either the Vitality Stockport or Bournemouth offices. Full time, 35 hours per week. Flexible working can be discussed. Key Skills Needed Strategic stakeholder management & influence Expertise in employee relations and employment law Ability to present actionable insights and HR business proposals to leadership What This Role Is All About The purpose of the HR Business Partner is to provide an exceptional HR service to a portfolio of business areas in a commercial and fast‑paced environment. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, including the Executive team members for your business areas. You will build strong and effective relationships with your stakeholders, becoming a trusted advisor on all people matters. You will identify and anticipate business needs and ensure people solutions are in place to address them, engaging relevant specialist areas within the people function where required. You will act as a conduit between your partner areas’ leadership teams and the People function. You will provide both operational support (overseeing complex employee relations issues, ensuring people risks and regulatory obligations are met, assisting with senior‑level recruitment) and strategic support (driving future workforce planning and advising stakeholders on people initiatives that will enhance performance and customer service in your business areas). As a senior member of the people team, you will be responsible for delivering People Plan initiatives including those specific to your business area as well as group‑wide initiatives. Key Actions Workforce Planning: Lead initiatives on future workforce and organisational needs for assigned business areas, including organisation and role design. Coaching and guidance of leadership teams: Build strong and trusting relationships with assigned leadership teams up to Executive level, providing coaching and guidance on all aspects of people management. Employee Relations: Manage or oversee complex and sensitive HR/ER cases, ensuring compliance, mitigating risk while balancing business needs. Data‑Driven Insights: Analyse people data to identify trends, inform decisions and present actionable recommendations to improve engagement and employee experience. Project Delivery: Lead and support assigned elements of People Plan initiatives and HR projects from concept to completion, including change management. Collaboration: Work closely with Recruitment, L&D, Talent and Engagement teams to design, implement and embed innovative HR solutions and act as ambassador for the People team and the Company Values. Culture & Engagement: Champion company values, drive engagement initiatives and support strategies to attract and retain top talent. Operational Support: Provide leadership and guidance to assigned business areas for key people policies and processes (e.g., reward, senior‑level recruitment), ensuring policy and regulatory obligations are met and signposting to other people teams as appropriate. What do you need to thrive? Experience operating as an HR Business Partner working closely with aligned senior leadership teams in a fast‑paced and commercial environment. Up‑to‑date employment law knowledge, degree‑level education or equivalent experience and CIPD qualification. In‑depth knowledge and understanding of complex ER issues. Experience managing complex people initiatives across the employee lifecycle. Excellent stakeholder management experience. Experience in a fast‑growth environment desirable. Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders up to and including executive level. Strong data analytical skills with attention to detail. Ability to produce and present HR business proposals. Proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint. Intermediate Excel skills. Benefits Bonus schemes – a bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance. Pension of up to 12% – We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary. Our award‑winning Vitality health insurance – with its own set of rewards and benefits. Life assurance – four times annual salary. These are just some of the many perks we offer. To view the extensive range of benefits, please visit our careers page. Fantastic benefits, exciting rewards, great career opportunities We will… Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been. Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self. Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work. Help you advance your career by playing to your strengths. Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be. Give you the space to try, fail and learn. Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support. Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits. Be there for you when you need us. Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Human Resources Industries Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr