Senior People Partner

Crone Corkill are  are seeking an exceptional Senior HR Business Partner & Head of Reward to support a client within the professional services / commerical sector and  play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the UK people strategy across multiple business units, while leading the Reward & Benefits agenda end‑to‑end. This influential leadership position supports commercial professional services workforce and partners directly with senior executives to drive organisational performance, capability, and cultural excellence.
About the Role
As a key member of our UK HR leadership team, you will act as a strategic adviser, change leader, and trusted partner to senior Directors. You will lead the development and delivery of people initiatives that enable business growth, enhance organisational design, and create a high‑performance culture across the UK and Ireland.
In parallel, you will own the full Reward & Benefits strategy — from design through to delivery — ensuring our offerings remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with business goals.

What You’ll Be Doing
HR Business Partnering

• Partner with senior business leaders to deliver people strategies aligned to commercial priorities.
• Provide thought leadership on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent management.
• Lead engagement initiatives across dedicated business units.
• Guide senior leaders through organisational change, transformation, and growth activities including M&A.
• Act as a trusted adviser on complex people and organisational challenges.

Reward & Benefits Leadership

• Design and deliver the UK reward strategy, ensuring fairness, competitiveness, and clarity.
• Lead annual salary review, bonus cycles, and profit‑share processes.
• Manage all benefit renewals, supplier relationships, and platform performance to maximise employee experience.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and internal governance.
• Partner closely with HR Operations to maintain high‑quality, consistent service delivery.
• Provide HR metrics, reward analytics, and workforce insights to drive decision‑making.
• Promote a collaborative, solutions‑focused culture across the HR function.

TUPE & M&A

• Lead HR due diligence for acquisitions, mergers, and divestments.
• Oversee end‑to‑end TUPE processes, ensuring compliance and a smooth employee transition.
• Develop post‑deal integration plans supporting organisational design, talent retention, and cultural alignment.
• Advise senior stakeholders on people‑related opportunities and risks throughout the transaction lifecycle.

About You
You will be a highly credible HR professional with experience operating in complex, matrixed, high‑performance environments — ideally within professional services. You bring:

• Significant experience as a senior HR Business Partner.
• Proven expertise in delivering Reward & Benefits strategy, including incentive design and benefit renewals.
• Strong transformation, organisational change and ER experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level.
• Commercial acumen with strong analytical capability.
• Ability to coach senior leaders and foster high‑performance cultures.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex strategy into clear, engaging messaging.
• Experience with SuccessFactors (advantageous).
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent (preferred).