About the Role
As a Senior HRBP, you will translate business needs and objectives into wider people initiatives and talent strategies. You will act as a strategic advisor, navigating an ever-changing environment to influence the business within a wider enterprise context. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our culture, driving organisational growth, and planning for learning, talent, and development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic consultant to provide robust workforce planning and deliver a progressive HR strategy aligned with core business imperatives.
- Build effective, collaborative partnerships across the business, serving as a trusted coach, challenger, and "uncomfortable companion" to senior leaders.
- Champion organisational development and design, actively driving change management initiatives to enable business growth and success.
- Cultivate a culture of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) while executing key HR initiatives across performance management, leadership development, and succession planning.
- Partner with the broader HRBP team to share insights, solve complex problems, and lead cross-functional, enterprise-wide HR projects to accelerate best-in-class practices.
Requirements
- Extensive experience (7+ years) as a Senior HRBP within global, medium-to-large scale organisations (1,000+ employees), with a stable and progressive career history.
- A background operating within professional services (e.g., finance, law) alongside proven experience partnering directly with technology client groups.
- Exceptional ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and navigate complex, matrix environments to lead change and solve problems.
- Strong analytical capability to manipulate data, extract meaningful insights, and deliver strategic recommendations that drive business progress.
- Fully CIPD Level 7 qualified and/or holds an MSc in Human Resources, paired with the resilience to provide counsel and execute hands-on tasks in demanding situations.
Skills
- Strategic Advisory
- Workforce Planning
- HR Strategy
- Business Partnership
- Coaching
- Organisational Development
- Change Management
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB)
- Talent Management
- Performance Management
- Leadership Development
- Succession Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Data Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Nottingham, United Kingdom
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- CIPD Level 7
- MSc in Human Resources
Benefits
- Access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications
- Competitive pension scheme
- Performance-based bonus schemes
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure
- Option to buy 5 additional days of leave
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
About the Company
- At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.
Equal Opportunity
- We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business. Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates. Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
