Senior HR Business Partner

Experteer Overview

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, translating business aims into practical HR actions. You will lead talent, change, and organisational design initiatives to support growth and transformation. You’ll partner across functions to build high-performing, diverse teams and to mitigate risks through proactive HR policies.

This role offers visibility to the UK HR team and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on shaping people strategy in a fast-paced environment. You’ll drive impact by leveraging data, coaching leaders, and delivering outcomes aligned with CMA CGM’s objectives.

Pay / Benefits

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing challenge, insight, and coaching on organisational and people matters
• Translate business strategy into practical HR solutions and plans
• Lead organisational change and drive transformation programmes
• Identify and develop Talent and Key Enablers and succession pipelines; lead People Reviews and calibration
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations issues and ensure legal compliance and policy adherence
• Drive a high performance culture through performance management and leadership development
• Champion employee engagement and manage engagement forums
• Use people data and analytics to inform decisions and identify trends
• Monitor budgets and headcount; contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with UK HR, CEVA L&D and HO to share knowledge and interventions

Tasks

• Proven experience as a Senior HRBP/HRBP in a complex organisation
• Strong commercial acumen linking people strategy to business outcomes
• Deep knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience leading organisational change and transformation
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level
• Strategic thinking with hands-on delivery mindset
• Data-driven mindset with HR analytics experience
• Ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality
• Resilient in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
• Good computer literacy
• Solutions-focused approach
• Awareness of current/emerging employment law legislation
• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 (or equivalent)

Key requirements

• 25 days annual leave
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance x4
• Private healthcare (BUPA) and dental plan
• Cycle to work scheme/season ticket loans