We are seeking a highly capable and strategic HR Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our people agenda. This role is responsible for aligning HR strategies with business objectives, acting as a trusted advisor to leaders, and enabling high performance through effective people solutions.
The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in leading organisational change and transformation within complex, fast-paced environments, ideally within a technical, engineering, or high-performance industry. You will have a proven track record of successfully navigating ambiguity and driving cultural and structural change to support business evolution and growth.
As a key member of our HR Business Partnering team, you will take a proactive and consultative approach to influence decision-making at all levels. You’ll be deeply embedded in your business units, enabling leaders to optimise team performance, build capability, and deliver on strategic goals. Strong stakeholder management, data-informed insight, and an enterprise mindset are essential to succeed in this role.
We are looking for someone who can think big picture, challenge the status quo, and drive initiatives that support a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement in pursuit of our ambition to win multiple world championships.
Main Duties:
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, building effective partnerships to provide consultative, strategic, and tactical guidance across change management and development initiatives.
- Contribute to the development of management capability via the Williams values & behaviours framework.
- Work with leadership to identify skills and capability gaps and, in partnership with the relevant business functions to create and implement effective workforce planning processes.
- Support people planning and review processes, partnering with the Learning and Development function on training needs identification, and solutions that improve talent development and retention.
- Collaborate with Centres of Excellence to seek out efficiencies that promote customer experience and innovative process improvements within the HR team to drive a culture of sustainable high performance in our mission to win multiple world championships.
Core Competencies:
Strategic HR Partnering – Diagnoses business needs and delivers impactful HR solutions
Change & Transformation Leadership – Effectively supports and drives organisational change from a people perspective.
Stakeholder Management – Influences and engages leaders and managers to enable cultural and performance outcomes.
Data-Driven Decision Making – Leverages insights to inform people strategy and planning.
Qualifications & Experience:
Proven HR experience in a strategic partnering role within a commercial environment.
Demonstrated expertise in change management and transformation.
Strong ER knowledge with up-to-date understanding of UK employment law.
CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) required.
Company Description
For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name.
Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.
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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
