Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Overview

Senior People & Culture Business Partner role at Imperial Brands PLC. 12 month Fixed Term Opportunity. Join a Global FMCG Leader Driving Innovation and Inclusion as a Strategic People & Culture Business Partner to shape the future of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Partners with senior leaders across functions and regions to align people strategies with business objectives, influencing decision-making through workforce and cultural insights.
• Collaborates with Centres of Expertise (CoEs) and People Services to implement strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across the global matrix and leveraging specialist support.
• Leads strategic workforce planning , using data and analytics to shape future workforce needs and drive informed, insight-led decisions.
• Drives performance, talent, and succession planning , coaching senior leaders to foster a high-performance culture and support leadership development.
• Supports organisational change and effectiveness , including design and restructuring, while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and managing employee relations.
• Oversees senior recruitment and reward processes , working with Talent Acquisition and Reward CoEs to define roles, benchmark salaries, and guide offer decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in a People & Culture role, with a focus on advisory and business partnering .
• Extensive equivalent experience; HR qualifications (e.g. CIPD) are desirable.
• Proven ability to influence senior leadership , and to develop and deliver people strategies aligned with business goals.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills , with a confident and professional approach.
• Skilled in data analysis , project management, and implementing strategic initiatives across global teams.
• Flexible to travel as required; thrives under pressure with a solution-oriented mindset and fluent English.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Imperial supports growth, learning, innovation, and a purpose-driven environment to forge a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs at Imperial. We are proud to be an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and neurodiversity. We give fair and equal consideration to all applicants. Please contact if we can provide support to complete an application or attend an interview.

About Us

We are an international company, operating across 120 markets with 25,000 employees. Our culture is driven by a challenger mindset, collaboration, and agile ways of working. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates difference. Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests payment as part of any recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources
• Industries
• Tobacco Manufacturing

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