Global People Business Partner

Job ID:42165
Location:London : 71 Fenchurch Street, Athens : 348 Syggrou Avenue, Gdansk : al Zwyciestwa 13a 
Position Category:Human Resources
Position Type:Employee Regular

Global People Partner

Lloyd’s Register

Location: London, UK; Athens, Greece; or Gdansk, Poland

What we’re looking for

As part of this role you will be a strategic advisor to the business, improving business performance in alignment with the LR-wide People Strategy, through close partnership with the business leadership team. You will also be accountable for delivery of people and cyclical activity, supported by People Advisory and People Centres of Excellence (CoEs).

What we offer you

The opportunity to work for an organization that has a clear sense of purpose, is guided by its values and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes

Full-time

The role

• Act as Leadership Partner and Strategic Advisor: partner closely with, and help shape, the business leadership team, defining and delivering a strategic people plan that improves business performance by connecting people-related initiatives to business strategy and needs.
• Contribute to the LR-wide people strategy: work in squads across the people function to help shape and design people solutions aligned to the people strategy, providing thought leadership and contributing as a squad member or sprint lead.
• Support implementation of business strategy: align the people strategy with the business strategy to meet commercial objectives, identifying critical business-unit gaps and progressing requirements through governance channels.
• Act as a People Strategy Advocate: promote the people strategy, culture, vision, and values while encouraging self-service and highlighting the value of leader-led action and decision-making.
• Oversee delivery of Core People Solutions: take accountability for the delivery of all cyclical people-related activity, including performance, reward, employee development and succession planning across respective business units.
• Collaborate with CoEs to advance the people agenda, working closely with them to improve service delivery and client satisfaction.
• Leverage technology and data by using relevant tools and understanding their business impact to encourage digital adoption, analyze data trends, and generate people insights that guide timely action and track outcomes.
• L ead strategic workforce planning: develop and activate a strategic workforce plan that identifies strategic capabilities needed to help the business reach its objectives, working with CoEs on action plans and solutions.
• Champion inclusion: apply an inclusion and wellbeing mindset at all times, raising awareness of people-leader responsibilities and supporting the build of an engaged and diverse talent pipeline.
• Manage Employee Relations: provide counsel to senior leadership on complex and high-risk matters, ensuring compliance with relevant legal requirements to mitigate reputational, legal and financial risks.
• Support Business Change: work with the business to identify opportunities or the need for organisational change, connecting with Employee Relations to support preparation and delivery of business change programmes, including people impact analysis, and contributing to TUPE transfers, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as they arise.
• Activate Capability: keep key contributors visible and take purposeful action to support their growth, with development plans set at the right level and put into motion.
• Focus on People Experience: maintain a people-centric approach with awareness of social impact and current affairs, always focused on providing a high-quality experience for colleagues.

What you bring

• Degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Previous work experience as an HR Business Partner, including exposure to a multinational organization.
• Well-developed people management skills.
• Demonstrable experience with talent management, succession planning, and performance management.
• Knowledge of labor law and experience addressing employee relations matters.
• Full understanding of HR functions and best practices.
• Highly effective verbal and written communicator who can craft clear, persuasive messages and adjust tone and style for the intended audience.
• Personable, organized and open.
• Creative approach to problem solving.
• Experienced in efficiently balancing multiple tasks at any given time.
• Versatility and responsiveness.

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards reaching goals
• Is effective at solving problems, troubleshooting and making timely decisions
• Is motivated and willing to take initiative
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone

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About us  

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of  

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place. 

Want to apply.  

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them! 

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. 

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. 

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at  View email address on jobs.lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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