Senior People Business Partner

Senior People Business Partner

Job Title: Senior People Business Partner, People Team

Location: Greenford (Hybrid – 3 days in the office)
Reports to: Head of People Operations
 

About The Role

At Brompton, we’re building more than bikes - we’re building a better future. And we know that future depends on our people. We’re looking for a strategic and influential Senior People Business Partner to join our People Operations Team at Brompton. This role partners closely with senior leaders across Brompton to shape and deliver people strategies that drive performance, growth, and cultural transformation.

The Senior People Business Partner is a trusted advisor to managers and Directors, shaping and driving people strategies that enable performance, growth, and cultural transformation. Acting as a collaborative partner, the role enriches people practices, develops leadership capability, and brings insight into the workforce and business operations. The Senior PBP also supports and mentors the People Business Partner team, strengthening overall People function capability and impact.

Key Responsibilities

As an SPBP, you will be a senior collaborative partner- within the People team, and the wider business. You will be equipped with a commercial HR toolkit which will enable you to align business operations with a people plan and be responsible for projects within a Senior People Business Partner role.

Strategic Partnering

• Partner with functional managers and leaders to shape and deliver people strategies that enable organisational agility, cultural transformation, and high performance.
• Interpret workforce data and key people metrics (e.g., turnover, engagement, demographics, performance) to provide evidence-based insight, challenge assumptions, and influence decision-making.

Employee Relations & Change Leadership

• Lead and support complex change initiatives (e.g., restructures, cultural transformation, collaboration across silos), equipping senior leaders with the tools, confidence, and insight to manage change effectively.
• Own employee relations within your business areas, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant handling of all ER matters.
• Provide expert advice on complex and sensitive cases, while setting standards and guiding PBP and line managers on day-to-day casework.
• Ensure ER practices mitigate risk, reflect best practice, and align with organisational culture and values.

Talent, Development & Organisational Design

• Work in collaboration with People Experience Team to Partner with leaders to identify and support high-potential individuals through tailored development opportunities within supported divisions, ensuring alignment with global people processes and strategic business needs.
• Collaborate with Talent and L&D partners to ensure leaders have the tools and skills to leadership and grow their teams.
• Contribute to organisational design projects, ensuring structures are optimised for efficiency, agility, and future business needs. Support leaders in building resilient, collaborative, and high-performing teams.

Culture, Inclusion & Continuous Improvement

• Champion initiatives that strengthen organisational culture, leadership behaviours, and inclusive practices across divisions.
• Act as a cultural ambassador, embedding values in all people initiatives
• Identify opportunities to enhance People processes, tools, and practices, sharing best practice across the team and proactively driving improvements that support strategic outcomes.

Skills

• Strategic partnership – proven expertise in building trusted relationships with senior leaders and influencing decision-making through insight, challenge and collaboration
• Courage & credibility – able to constructively challenge stakeholders, hold leaders accountable, and influence outcomes at pace
• Employee relations – strong ER capability with a track record of navigating complex and sensitive employee relations matters, balancing commercial and people risks with fairness and compliance
• Change leadership – experienced in and with demonstrable success in driving cultural and organisational development, and workforce change
• Commercial acumen – globally minded with experience in multi-location or international environments
• Emotional intelligence – able to identify underlying issues, resolve conflict, and foster collaboration across silos
• Resilience & resourcefulness – maintains personal effectiveness under pressure while balancing multiple priorities
• Inclusive mindset – role-models professional HR practice, coaches managers, and mentors peers to strengthen capability

About You

• You’re passionate about people and organisational development
• You bring strategic insight and a hands-on approach to your work
• You’re confident navigating complexity and driving change
• You’re a trusted advisor to senior leaders and a champion for inclusive practices
• You’re collaborative, curious, and thrive in a purpose-led organisation

What Success Looks Like

This role is about strategic impact and leadership. Success will mean:

• Senior leaders are supported with insight, challenge, and confidence in people matters
• People strategies are aligned with business goals and delivered with measurable impact
• Complex ER matters are handled with professionalism, fairness, and consistency
• Organisational structures and teams are optimised for agility and performance
• Culture and inclusion initiatives are embedded and recognised across divisions
• The People Operations team is strengthened through mentoring, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Why Join Us?

At Brompton, we believe in building a better future through innovation, craftsmanship, and community. As part of the People Operations Team, you’ll play a vital role in shaping how our people are supported, empowered, and enabled to thrive. This is more than a role – it’s a chance to make a meaningful impact by delivering people solutions that drive performance, engagement, and growth across the business.

Benefits At Brompton:

Brompton offers you an excellent working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along, communicate and co-operate well with each other.  The working climate is informal, but we work hard.  Next to good terms of employment, Brompton offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging job within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment.  We are all proud to be part of Brompton Bicycle Ltd; we all share the same passion and dedication to the company and the product, despite any differences in cultural backgrounds and skills.

• Flexible working
• 9 Day Fortnight – This is a flexible working pattern which individuals can opt in for where an employee works their contractual hours across 9 days instead of 10 days. (i.e. 80 hours across 9 days instead of 10 days). This mean the individual would work an additional hour across Monday to Thursday (across the 2 week period) to gain their Friday off. 
• Annual Leave – 25 days annual leave, plus all UK bank holidays.
• Competitive Salary – Plus workplace pension scheme and profit share bonus.
• Brompton Discount - Get ready to bike in style, as all employee’s receive up to 60% off their very own bike and accessories, plus there are discounts for your friends and family too.
• Staff Loan Bike – All employees are eligible to receive a Brompton Bicycle which they can use free of charge for up to 3 months
• Onboarding Induction – New starters will enrol on a 3-month onboarding induction programme with a welcome pack goody bag as well as a factory tour, meet&greet with the Chiefs and an afternoon bike ride. There are also opportunities for work experience in the Covent Garden shop floor.
• Free Breakfast – Unlimited, all-day access to an array of fruit and cereal
• Breakout Areas – Unwind on the mezzanine floor which contains a ping-pong, foosball and pool table and other games like darts and a giant Connect-4!
• Social Activities - Throughout the year enjoy time with your colleagues as we host an annual Summer and Christmas party, annual bike rides (both inside and outside the UK), volunteering activities and family fun days just to name a few.
• Learning and Development - Access to free LinkedIn Learning and opportunity to devote some of your time at work to personal development. We value professional development and actively promote internal promotions and opportunities.
• Benefits - Workplace Pension Scheme, Care and Health Support, Flexible Working, Cycle to Work Scheme and other benefits.
• Mental Health – We provide access to a confidential EAP that offers counselling, resources and support for various mental health challenges. There’s also Head Space, Brompton’s approved wellness program for employees.
• Paid Leave – We offer an enhanced Family, Paternity and Maternity leave pay. 

Brompton was listed amongst the best UK workplaces in 2020 and was awarded silver investors in People Accreditation and London Living Wage Employer in 2021. 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Commitment

Regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, culture, educational background, parental status, neurodiversity or disability - whoever you are, if you’re passionate about your work, curious, relentless and customer-obsessed, we want to hear from you.