Senior People & Culture Business Partner

You will work in partnership with leaders, key stakeholders and People & Culture (P&C) colleagues to shape, develop and deliver P&C plans and solutions aligned with the needs and priorities of the business, including supporting growth into new markets and the movement of talent across borders.

You will act as the internal subject matter expert for global mobility, providing guidance on areas including international assignments and transfers, relocation, immigration, tax, cross-border employment, mobility-related reward and benefits, and associated compliance requirements.

You will focus on strategic activities, evaluating the P&C service and value delivered to the business and translating business requirements into appropriate people strategies and solutions. You will work collaboratively with P&C specialists and external partners, leveraging their expertise where appropriate to achieve the right outcomes, while maintaining oversight of risk, cost, compliance and employee experience.

Working with Department Leader(s), you will use the P&C balanced scorecard and other relevant people insights to evaluate effectiveness, identify opportunities and drive value, ensuring our people and global mobility approaches continue to evolve in line with business growth.

Core Responsibilities & Deliverables

HR

Work closely with Leaders to develop and implement a strategy that drives maximum value

Act as a trusted advisor and partner to leaders, providing advice, guidance, and support on all P&C matters

Optimise organisational effectiveness through the application of P&C processes

Implement talent management initiatives, including talent assessment, succession planning, and leadership development

Proactive member of the leadership team, participating in the management of the business

Identify the organisational capabilities required to execute the business strategy

Work with the business unit to translate business needs into clearly articulated and actionable organisational and people requirements

Collaborate with specialists to create effective and integrated P&C solutions

Work with the business to deploy the P&C solutions to the business unit

provide feedback to specialists about P&C solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities and gaps

Work collaboratively with the business leaders to co-create a plan to shape the desired culture

Be accountable for the execution for talent management and performance management and coach the business leaders on the use of P&C processes throughout the year

Monitor organisation performance through the agreement and ongoing use of the P&C balanced scorecard

Participate in the governance of organisational excellence, ensuring all processes are adhered to and enhanced with support from the specialists

Develop the leadership and manage the talent pipeline in the business unit

Review and decide on policy exceptions, work with the appropriate specialist on individual exceptions

Collaborate with fellow business partners to agree on the organisational/people agenda in the unit and agree on a common set of priority needs from the specialists

GLOBAL MOBILITY

Design and implement a future-fit global mobility strategy aligned with business needs and growth into new markets

Develop, lead and continually refine global mobility policies covering relocation, tax, immigration and cross-border employment

Act as the internal subject matter expert on mobility and related compensation matters, advising on risk, compliance, cost control and operational feasibility

Ensure full compliance with global mobility regulations by proactively managing and delivering all required activities, including A1 certificates, Posted Worker Notifications, and related cross-border employment obligations

Manage the end-to-end relocation process for employees and their families, ensuring seamless entry into the host country through effective coordination of accommodation, immigration, and local onboarding support

Support high-impact moves including permanent transfers, assignments, and short-term deployments, with complete visibility of total reward impact

Maintain robust frameworks for mobility cost tracking, shadow payroll, equity treatment and benefits alignment

Manage third-party vendors delivering tax, immigration, relocation and benefits advice, ensuring value for money and service quality

Team management responsibilities & key relationships

Key stakeholders include:

Senior Leaders (ELT-1 and 2)

People and Culture Team

Corporate support services (it, legal, finance)

External global mobility and payroll partners

SKILLS, qualifications AND EXPERIENCE

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Degree qualified (preferably in HR or HR related)

Strong business partnering experience

CIPD level 7 preferred

Previous experience in complex multi-jurisdictional organisations

Previous experience of working across Europe and GCC

Previous experience of working within PE or PE backed organisations

Track record in value creation

Strong project management skills

Strong track record of working in a fast-paced environment

Change management experience and evidence of leading on transformation programmes

Note:  The successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment screening to BS7858:2019, or national equivalent. (Covers: Confirmation of identity, legal right to work, financial probity, criminal history and associations with proscribed organisations). It is the policy of Pure DC that all individuals have a responsibility for the security and protection of company’s Information and IT Resources over which they have control, according to their role.

Agency Applications

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs or speculative candidate submissions. Pure Data Centres operates an in-house Talent Acquisition function and works with a select number of recruitment partners through an established Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Any speculative CVs submitted without prior agreement or authorisation will be deemed to have been introduced directly to Pure Data Centres and will be considered under our own ownership, with no fees payable to the submitting agency.

We kindly ask that agencies respect this policy and refrain from sending unsolicited CVs or making speculative approaches to our hiring teams.