Senior Human Resources Business Partner

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Human Resources Business Partner to join a high‑performing organisation. This generalist position blends day‑to‑day HR operations with strategic partnership, supporting site leadership and aligning people strategies with business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a strategic HR partner to senior leadership and site management, providing expert guidance.
• Collaborate with the Global Senior Leadership Team to ensure consistent HR initiatives across sites.
• Manage performance‑management processes and oversee accurate payroll administration.
• Prepare employment contracts, maintain employee records, and handle the full employee lifecycle (onboarding, access cards, off‑boarding).
• Lead benchmarking initiatives and support annual salary reviews.
• Run and analyse headcount reports to aid workforce planning.
• Partner on employee engagement, retention, and talent‑development programmes.
• Develop graduate and internship programmes as part of the talent pipeline.
• Advise the Site Director with commercial insight on HR matters.
• Understand operational cycles (batch processing, production) to align HR strategies with staffing needs.
• Support M&A activities where required.

Required profile

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist.
• Background in a fast‑paced, commercially‑focused environment (medical devices or manufacturing is a plus).
• Strong knowledge of payroll, employment contracts, benchmarking and performance management.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to interpret business drivers and resourcing needs.
• Experience supporting global teams or multinational leadership.
• Exposure to M&A activities is advantageous.
• Confident stakeholder partnership, especially with senior operational leaders.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills.
• Highly organised with a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.

Required skills