People and Culture Lead / HRBP

People & Culture Lead / HR Business Partner Location: West London Contract: 6 months – maternity cover Working: Hybrid Start: Ideally early September The Opportunity IB Talent Search is partnering with a leading global retail marketing business to recruit a senior People & Culture Lead / HR Business Partner for its London office. This is a high-impact, hands-on role within an established international organisation. You will provide HR Business Partner support across the UK and North America, while acting as a strategic People & Culture advisor to a global Solutions division. Working closely with senior leaders, you will balance day-to-day HR delivery with longer-term people strategy, helping the organisation develop its talent, capability and culture. Key Responsibilities * Provide pragmatic, commercially focused HRBP support across the UK and North America. * Lead and advise on complex Employee Relations matters including performance, disciplinary, grievance and absence cases. * Ensure HR policies, processes and employment documentation comply with UK and relevant North American requirements. * Coach and advise managers and senior leaders on performance, engagement, organisational and people issues. * Partner with global leadership on organisation structure, capability, talent and workforce planning. * Support performance management, succession planning and employee development. * Provide HR input into organisational change, restructures and team effectiveness. * Use people data and insight to support business decisions and future hiring requirements. * Work closely with the wider global People & Culture team and external legal advisers where appropriate. * Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, systems and reporting. About You We are looking for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager or People & Culture Lead who is comfortable operating at both strategic and operational level. You should have: * Proven experience in a senior HRBP / People & Culture role. * Strong knowledge of UK employment law. * Experience supporting employees and managers across an international business. * Experience working within a global or multi-region organisation. * Strong Employee Relations, performance, talent, workforce planning and organisational change experience. * Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and coaching skills. * The confidence to work independently, make sound judgements and operate at pace. * A commercially focused and pragmatic approach to HR. Desirable * HiBob experience (or similar). * Experience within technology, solutions, consulting or professional services. * Previous experience covering a maternity or fixed-term senior HR position. What's on Offer? * Excellent salary. * Highly attractive benefits package. * Hybrid working. * Flexible hours. * Generous pension. * International exposure and the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders across multiple regions. Although this is initially a six-month maternity cover, the business is growing and dynamic, with the potential for further opportunities to arise. Ideal start date: early September. Interested? For a confidential conversation or to apply, please click on the link below or contact Ian Gerstein at IB Talent Search via LinkedIn or email