Senior HR Business Partner

Want a role where you can shape the agenda as well as deliver it? As a Senior HR Business Partner at Isio, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to help the business perform, transform and scale at pace, turning commercial priorities into practical people solutions that make a tangible difference.

You’ll lead the people agenda for one or more of our Business Units, with the opportunity to influence decisions, challenge thinking and help leaders plan for what comes next. Your remit will span performance, reward, talent, succession, workforce planning, engagement and organisational change—with a strong focus on building the capability, structures and ways of working needed to support growth and transformation.

There’s scope to bring your own ideas, too. You’ll identify opportunities, shape people initiatives and take them from initial thinking through to delivery. Using business understanding, people insight and data, you’ll focus your effort where it can have the greatest impact on performance, talent and organisational effectiveness.

This will suit you if you enjoy both the strategic conversation and the hands-on work that turns it into action. You’ll work at pace, prioritise what matters, offer constructive challenge and bring people together to deliver change.

If you’re an experienced, commercially minded HR Business Partner with strong generalist expertise, credibility with senior leaders and a track record of helping businesses grow through change and transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

What you'll be responsible for

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders , acting as a credible adviser who influences, coaches and constructively challenges thinking and decisions.

• Focus the people agenda where it matters most , developing a clear understanding of the Business Unit’s commercial priorities, growth plans and people challenges.

• Lead core people processes across performance, reward, promotion, talent reviews, succession and workforce planning, bringing pace, rigour and clear follow-through.

• Turn people insight into action , using data and sound judgement to identify trends, risks and opportunities and help leaders make informed decisions quickly.

• Coach and advise leaders on organisational effectiveness, change, engagement, capability and complex people matters, raising difficult issues and challenging where change is needed.

• Shape and deliver people projects that address business priorities, taking ownership from diagnosis and design through to implementation and embedding,

• Lead the people agenda for organisational change and transformation , helping leaders design and implement the structures, capability and ways of working needed to scale the business at pace.

• Bring expertise together across HR , partnering with Recruitment, Learning & Development, Reward and the wider team to deliver joined-up solutions.

• Champion an inclusive, high-performing culture , with clear expectations, support for colleagues to perform at their best, and consistent, fair treatment.

• Support mergers, acquisitions and integration , leading relevant people workstreams, including TUPE transfers and consultation where applicable, in partnership with specialist HR and legal advisers

What we're looking for

• Experienced HRBP with strong generalist expertise and the credibility to influence, coach and challenge senior leaders.

• Experience leading core people processes across performance, reward, talent, succession and workforce planning.

• A track record of delivering people projects, organisational change and transformation to help businesses scale at pace.

• Practical experience of mergers, acquisitions, integration and TUPE.

• Commercial judgement , combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and clear prioritisation.

• Strong analytical capability , turning people data into practical action.

• Professional or financial services experience would be beneficial.

• CIPD qualified, or equivalent relevant experience.

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, that offers career development through an evolving client base, diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team. We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver advice that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility, more clients, and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's website Isio - Careers & Benefits .

About Isio

A progressive advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services.

Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices. With a Big 4 heritage we combine a strong focus on quality with a fresh perspective challenging traditional thinking.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us View email address on careers.isio.com