Job Description

Role Introduction:
We are a dynamic and forward-thinking business on a mission to simplify how we work, elevate the employee and customer experience, modernise our platforms, and make a real impact on society.
Now, we're looking for a Strategic People Business Partner to play a key leadership role in a major business transformation across our Product and Engineering Functions.
In this high-impact role, you'll be the go-to People Partner for our Technology division guiding leaders through strategic people decisions and driving transformational programmes that shape the future of our workforce. From talent strategy and risk mitigation to embedding a high-performance culture, this is your chance to make your mark.
Please note this is a hybrid role, based within our Birmingham Head Office 3 days per week and may require travel to other offices nationally and internationally as needed. What You Will Do:
As a Strategic People Business Partner, you'll play a central role in driving our talent and transformation agenda across the Technology function. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Workforce Planning: Identify current and future skills needs, guide recruitment and upskilling strategies, and use workforce insights to shape long-term plans.

• Talent & Performance Leadership: Lead succession planning, talent reviews, and development strategies. Champion performance management, coaching, and leadership transitions to build a high-performing, future-ready team.

• Skills Transformation: Act as a subject matter expert on our journey to a skills-based organisation--revamping job architecture, conducting skills gap analyses, and embedding a future-focused framework.

• Employee Engagement & Development: Foster a culture of continuous learning and engagement, using data-driven insights to build a positive, high-impact employee experience.

• Change & Transformation: Partner with leaders to drive people aspects of change initiatives, ensuring cultural alignment, smooth transitions, and sustainable ways of working.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use people analytics and talent metrics to influence strategy, monitor progress, and continuously improve performance across the function.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other People Partners, Finance, and Centres of Excellence to deliver an integrated people strategy aligned with broader business goals.

What You Will Have:

• Proven Experience: A strong track record as a People Business Partner within a technology function, ideally in a complex or global environment.

• Trusted Executive Coach & Advisor: Confident in challenging, coaching and influencing senior leaders, while maintaining trust, integrity, and confidentiality.

• Strategic & Commercial Mindset: Commercially astute, with a clear understanding of how people strategies drive business outcomes and customer success.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Analytical and outcomes-focused -able to translate data into actionable insights that inform strategy and measure impact.

• Organisational Change Leadership: Skilled in organisational change and transformation, including M&A, restructures, and cultural change.

• Clear Communicator: Able to simplify the complex, engage stakeholders across levels and geographies, and align teams around a shared vision.

• Global Perspective: Comfortable working across regions and cultures, with an understanding of local sensitivities and time zone coordination.

• Execution Excellence: Detail-oriented, structured, and solutions-focused with the ability to move from strategy to execution seamlessly.

Applications will close midnight Sunday 10th August
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What We Do For You:
Wellbeing focused - Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave - 26 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme - Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we're committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes - From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus - Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme - Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance - Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition - Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Performance & Talent - Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference - we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! - Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time - Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven - donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Who We Are:
OneAdvanced is one UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of 330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.
We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.
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