Senior HR Business Partner Product R&D; PI Team Job Keynsham area,England UK,HR/Recruitment

Position: Senior HR Business Partner Product R&D (PI) Team

Job Title:

Senior HR Business Partner (UK) – Product R&D (PI) Team

Department: EU HR

Location:

Keynsham, UK

Reporting to: EU HRD

Scope: UK Product R&D team (PI/R&D‑related functions), working closely with EU/HQ stakeholders

Mission

As the HRBP for the UK R&D organisation, you will be responsible for building and strengthening the UK local HR operations and compensation & benefits (C&B) capability, partnering with business leaders to drive organisation and talent outcomes, and owning hiring delivery for critical R&D roles. Through data‑driven and mechanism‑based approaches, you will improve delivery and collaboration, reduce employee relations and compliance risks, and support stable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

UK Local HR Operations + Compensation & Benefits (C&B) (Must‑have)

Strong hands‑on knowledge of UK local C&B and employment practices: able to independently work with payroll/benefits providers and manage payroll execution, payroll changes, pension (auto‑enrolment), sick pay (SSP and any enhanced sick pay if applicable), holidays and leave rules and operations.
Establish and improve the minimum viable UK local policies and governance framework (policy definitions, approval paths, exception handling and documentation) to reduce case‑by‑case negotiation and repeated disputes.
Align with Finance/Legal on benefits costs, contract term impacts and employment risks to ensure controllable and compliant operations.

Understanding of R&D Organisation & Business Partnering (Able to “Speak R&D”)

Understand the product R&D delivery lifecycle (requirements/planning → design → development → testing → release → iteration) and common R&D roles and ways of working (PM/PO/Dev/QA/Tech Lead/Architect, etc.).
Be able to have business‑level discussions with R&D leaders on organisation structure, capability gaps, productivity, delivery cadence, risks and countermeasures.
Support workforce planning for the R&D team: critical role prioritisation, headcount pacing, capability gaps and hiring strategy (aligned with EU HRD).

Hiring Delivery (R&D Hiring Delivery)

Own hiring delivery for critical R&D roles: role scoping/capability alignment, sourcing strategy (referrals/agency/direct), funnel management and execution cadence.
Drive interviewer calibration and interview quality (scorecards, feedback SLAs, decision mechanisms) to reduce delays and mis‑hires.
Participate in key interviews and provide input on leveling/compensation recommendations (aligned with EU HRD/Finance), and drive offer issuance and acceptance.
Ensure pre‑boarding readiness (notice period tracking, onboarding materials, onboarding plan) and post‑joining probation objectives setup and follow‑through.

Performance & Talent Management

Drive probation objective setting and reviews, performance goal setting, performance reviews and calibration to ensure compliance and usable outcomes.
Lead talent reviews, retention plans, succession and development plans, and ensure performance outcomes are applied (development/rewards/improvement/PIP/exits).

Employee Relations & Compliance (ER & Compliance)

Independently manage complex ER cases for the UK R&D team, including disciplinary/grievance, long‑term sickness management, performance.
Partner with external counsel to ensure documentation, evidence and processes are legally compliant and executable; control dispute risks.

People Analytics & HR Systems (People Analytics & HRIS)

Build basic people dashboards for the R&D team (hiring funnel, attrition, performance distribution, ER risk, etc.) to support leadership decision‑making.
Participate in HRIS rollout and process digitisation to improve data accuracy, compliance traceability and operational efficiency.

Cross‑functional / Cross‑regional Collaboration Support

Support the rollout of collaboration mechanisms for key projects.
Act as a neutral facilitator to drive conflict convergence and faster decision‑making (not making business decisions on behalf of leaders, but ensuring mechanisms run effectively).

Requirements (Must‑have)

6–10+ years of HRBP / HR Generalist experience, with hands‑on UK local HR operations and C&B implementation experience (able to independently manage…


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