Senior HR Business Partner; Business Transformation D365 Programme

Senior HR Business Partner (Business Transformation including D365 Programme)

Rotork Chadderton, England, United Kingdom

Job Purpose
Oversee people activities across the Business Transformation function, including our global D365 Implementation Programme, ensuring alignment with the global Business and People strategy through strategic collaboration with senior leaders in the function (including RMB stakeholders). Build people capability by shaping and implementing effective people strategies and activities within the client group to enhance employee engagement and create a high‑performing environment. Act as a consultant and trusted advisor to leadership teams to drive talent strategies, organisational change, workforce planning and engagement to enhance business performance.

Operate independently with minimal input from the Head of HR and deputise for the Head of HR when required.

Oversee people activities across the Business Transformation function, including our global D365 Implementation Programme, ensuring alignment with the global Business and People strategy through strategic collaboration with senior leaders in the function (including RMB stakeholders). Build people capability by shaping and implementing effective people strategies and activities within the client group to enhance employee engagement and create a high‑performing environment. Act as a consultant and trusted advisor to leadership teams to drive talent strategies, organisational change, workforce planning and engagement to enhance business performance.

Operate independently with minimal input from the Head of HR and deputise for the Head of HR when required.

Strategic Planning

• Partner with business leaders to define and deploy the People Strategy aligned with the functional strategy, ensuring integration with wider business strategy. Be a core member of the client group leadership team.
• Collaborate with HR centres of excellence (CoE’s) to deliver effective HR solutions that support the People Strategy while aligning to business needs.
• Use a data‑driven approach to analyse trends and metrics to support decision making, measure HR impact and improve productivity.
• Drive organisational change and transformation initiatives.
• Support the development of fair and motivating compensation strategies aligned with business success.

Delivery and Execution

• Work in partnership with the wider HR team to deliver key annual people activities (including performance management, pay review, engagement and talent review) across the client group to ensure processes are understood and followed by managers.
• Build strong relationships across the HR team to enable effective delivery of HR initiatives and projects.

Senior Level Business Partnership

• Partner with senior leaders to drive HR strategies that support business objectives and organisational growth.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to understand business needs and provide strategic HR guidance and solutions.
• Coach, influence and support leaders on a range of people activities and challenges.
• Ensure HR policies and practices are implemented effectively to ensure compliance.

Culture and Engagement

• Lead the evolution of culture within the client group to embed Rotork’s DNA.
• Ensure engagement areas of focus/action become a core business process and activity within the client group.
• Be a visible role model for Rotork DNA and Behaviours to the business.

Talent Development

• Lead talent and succession planning within the client group to ensure Rotork recruits and develops high‑calibre talent with a focus on supporting Rotork strategic initiatives around internal talent development and diversity.
• Support strategic workforce planning (including succession planning and talent management) across the client group to develop the next level of leaders.
• Attract top talent into the organisation by working with the TA Partner to develop and implement strategies to attract top talent to the client group.
• Retain talent by partnering with leaders to embed effective workforce planning, succession planning and talent management.

Organisation Change / M&A

• Lead organisational change initiative and…