HR Business Partner na Law Debenture

About Law Debenture 

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 136-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

HR Business Partner

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to shape and deliver people strategies that drive business performance and bridging HR and business people enablement. Reporting to the Head of HR, you'll work closely with business line leaders to embed best practice, coach on people matters, and strengthen organisational capability across our professional services business.

This is a strategic role requiring a commercial influencer who can challenge thinking, coach senior leaders, and translate business strategy into actionable people plans whilst balancing day-to-day operational needs. You'll balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, using a collaborative style, commercial acumen and high emotional intelligence all underpinned by data and analytics  to support your recommendations and measure impact.

What You'll Do

Strategic Partnership & Business Collaboration

• Partner with business line leaders and the Head of HR deliver our people strategy aligned with business objectives
• Act as trusted advisor and coach to business line heads on people practices and leadership effectiveness
• Lead organisational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives across the business lines
• Embed HR frameworks appropriate for a professional services environment
• Workforce planning and resource allocation
• Use robust data and analytics to inform decisions, track business performance, and demonstrate the impact of people initiatives
• Embed and support a high performance culture
• Build mentoring programmes

Reward & Strategic Projects

• Monitor business line market trends for recruitment, retention, and rewards, ensuring competitive and effective strategies
• Lead key people projects including job evaluation, organisational development, and policy implementation within your business lines
• Collaborate with the wider People team to ensure seamless delivery of HR programmes and initiatives

Talent & Development

• Drive talent management, succession planning, and leadership development across business lines
• Conduct skills gap analysis and identify needs and suggest training and development opportunities that build capability
• Lead initiatives on talent frameworks, career pathways, and high-potential identification within your business lines in conjunction with
• Ensure robust succession frameworks support business growth and resilience

What We're Looking For

Experience & Expertise:

• Proven track record in a senior HRBP or strategic HR role, ideally within professional services or knowledge-intensive environments
• Experience partnering with and coaching senior leaders, with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Background in organisational development, change management, talent planning, and workforce strategy
• Strong analytical capability with experience leveraging HR data and metrics

Personal Attributes:

• Confident influencer who can challenge thinking and coach business line heads on people best practice
• High emotional intelligence with exceptional communication skills
• Commercial acumen and deep understanding of business drivers
• Collaborative approach with ability to work effectively across functions and teams
• Strategic thinker who balances long-term vision with practical, hands-on delivery
• Change leadership capabilities with a track record of cultural transformation

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape people strategy and embed best practice across a growing professional services business
• Direct partnership with business line leaders, the Head of HR, and senior leadership
• High-impact role with genuine influence over organisational culture and capability
• Collaborative, supportive People team environment
• Platform to drive meaningful change and measurable business impact

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced HR professional who wants to operate strategically while staying close to the business, coaching leaders and embedding practices that make a real difference to performance and culture.

Your Reward

• Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme
• Generous pension contribution
• Full healthcare cover
• Health cash plan
• Life assurance
• Buy/sell annual leave scheme

Additional Information

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process, please provide further details where prompted.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks. 

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies, please contact our careers team on [email protected].