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Senior HR Business Partner

  1. Cardiff
  2. Full-time
  3. HR

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Company Description

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.


Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join our growing team. The role will work in partnership with the wider HR Function in the design and delivery of people solutions to drive a consistent and cohesive culture and optimise organisational effectiveness. This role requires a deep understanding of HR practices, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organisation.

What you'll be doing:

  • Contributing to the development and implementation of the overall People Plan, through active participation and by leading people programme projects when appropriate/necessary. Create and deliver local plans to supports this ensuring they help deliver to critical business priorities and performance measures
  • Leading the annual cycle of people activity, including pay review; performance calibration and employee engagement
  • Providing HR solutions to the business on employee engagement, organisational design/ restructuring, talent and succession management, learning & development, performance management and resource planning. Ensure HR solutions represent an appropriate balance between external market practice and internal L&G policy and practice
  • Working in partnership with the HRD and business leaders to diagnose cultural levers and interventions that will drive the right culture
  • Leading and drive organisational change initiatives by providing expertise in OD, change management and engagement
  • Partnering with business leaders to develop strategic workforce plans that meet current and future business needs
  • Utilising HR metrics and analytics to drive data-led decision-making and measure the effectiveness of HR programmes and services
  • Providing proactive support and challenge to the senior management team on all aspects of people and organisation development, driving a high-performing culture and contributing to the business plan

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

  • Vast experience in and understanding of employment law, HR policies and procedures
  • In depth understanding of Reward and People Development methodologies and current best practice. Exposure to the people aspects of mergers and acquisition, including TUPE
  • Experience of leading organisational change with a focus on talent management, organisation design and culture change
  • Experience of providing effective HR partnership to support the business with an awareness of the different challenges that are faced
  • Capability to source, gather, analyse and interpret business-focused HR data to enable effective decision making
  • CIPD qualification preferred or equivalent demonstrable experience

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

  • The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
  • Generous pension contribution  
  • Life assurance   
  • Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
  • At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
  • Competitive family leave 
  • Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
  • There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
  • In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

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