Senior HR Business Partner - 12 month FTC

Milton Keynes and London - 3 days a week in office

c. £120,000 plus package

Middlemore are currently partnering with a leading financial services organisation who are on an exciting transformation journey. At the heart of this evolution are its people. The organisation is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with the CEO for the corporate banking division, driving a people strategy that enables high performance, strong leadership, and an empowered culture.

The Role

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, aligning people priorities with business goals. You’ll influence organisational design, shape transformation delivery, and embed long‑term strategies around talent, culture, and performance.

You will:

• Partner with senior executives to align people strategy with business objectives.
• Coach and influence ExCo‑level leaders to foster capability, collaboration, and a high‑performance culture.
• Provide strategic input into transformation and change initiatives, ensuring alignment with workforce planning.
• Lead talent strategy and succession planning to attract, retain, and develop future leaders.
• Use data and insight to drive decisions and track successful people outcomes.
• Champion engagement, diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing within the workforce.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven business partnering experience within large, complex Finanical Services organisations.
• Strong stakeholder influence skills at executive level.
• Analytical mindset with experience using people data and insights to inform decisions.
• Demonstrated agility, commercial awareness, and customer focus.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills with a passion for driving cultural and organisational growth.

This is a rare opportunity to shape strategic people outcomes within a respected, purpose‑driven organisation undergoing real transformation. You’ll be joining a People & Culture team that drives innovation, develops leadership capability, and builds a culture where everyone can thrive.

The role is initially being offered on a 12 month FTC basis, but has potential to become permanent.