HR Business Partner

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GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Job Purpose The HR Business Partner (HRBP) will act as a strategic and trusted partner to leaders within the UK Commercial LOC driving the organisation's people agenda across talent, leadership, capability and culture. The role sits at the heart of a fast-moving commercial environment and will be instrumental in enabling the LOC's ongoing business transformation, ensuring that change is led effectively, leaders are supported through complexity, and the organisation continues to build the capability it needs to compete and grow. This is a role for an experienced HR professional who can operate credibly at a senior level, navigate a large and complex, matrixed organisation, and translate global talent and people strategies into practical, locally relevant action.   In this role you will Strategic HR Partnership & Business Acumen • Act as a strategic HR partner to VP/Senior Director-level leaders, translating the commercial strategy into an integrated people plan for the UK LOC. • Use strong business insight and data (including analytics and AI) to identify people-related risks, opportunities and interventions that improve performance. • Prioritise HR initiatives based on strategic impact, cost, risk and short- vs long-term trade-offs, ensuring alignment with global frameworks and governance. Transformation & Change • Lead and support large-scale change and transformation (e.g. commercial model shifts, organisational redesign, major projects) with clear people and change plans. • Diagnose change needs using data and systemic thinking, designing integrated solutions that help leaders and teams understand, embrace and embed change. • Coach and influence senior leaders to effectively lead change, balancing business outcomes with people impact and risk. Talent, Leadership & Capability • Partner with leaders to identify current and future talent and capability needs, ensuring robust succession and talent pipelines for critical roles. • Translate enterprise talent and leadership strategies into interventions that build high-performing, future-ready teams. • Coach and challenge senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, team performance, and talent development. Culture & Engagement • Shape and champion a culture that supports the UK Commercial strategy and GSK values, promoting an inclusive and high-performance environment. • Use organisational insight (engagement surveys, exit data, workforce analytics) to identify culture strengths, risks and opportunities and convert these into targeted actions. • Support leaders to build clear engagement strategies and understand the impact of their behaviours on culture and employee experience. Workforce Planning & Organisational Effectiveness • Develop and implement workforce and capability plans that ensure the right skills, resources and structures are in place to deliver the commercial agenda. • Use organisational design and effectiveness principles to improve clarity of roles, accountability, decision-making and ways of working. • Apply data and analytics

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