HR Business Lead Global Functions at GSK in London

Job description

At GSK, we're uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Our success depends on our people, and we're looking for an experienced HR Business Leader to partner with senior leaders across Legal & Compliance, Human Resources, and Communications & Government Affairs. This is a highly strategic HR leadership role, focused on shaping and delivering people strategies that strengthen organisational performance, leadership capability, talent pipelines and culture across a complex global environment. Working closely with business leaders and HR colleagues, you'll translate enterprise and functional priorities into impactful people solutions across Talent, Leadership, Capabilities and Culture. Key Responsibilities Talent Lead talent strategies and succession planning for critical roles, building diverse and future-focused leadership pipelines. Drive high-quality talent reviews, development planning and career pathways. Coach leaders to take ownership of talent outcomes, including attraction, development, engagement and retention. Support the identification and development of future leadership capability. Leadership Serve as a trusted adviser and strategic thought partner to senior leaders. Provide coaching, guidance and constructive challenge on people and organisational matters. Shape leadership succession, capability development and deployment strategies. Help build high-performing leadership teams that demonstrate accountability, inclusion and an enterprise mindset. Capabilities Translate business strategy into workforce and capability plans, identifying future skill requirements, opportunities and risks. Use data, workforce analytics and external insights to support decision-making. Guide capability-building strategies, including digital and AI-related workforce priorities. Lead organisation design, organisational effectiveness and change initiatives that support business goals. Culture Partner with leaders to build a high-performing, inclusive and values-led culture. Use employee insights and engagement data to identify priorities and drive action. Lead the people aspects of organisational transformation and change. Strengthen the employee experience and support sustainable cultural evolution. Enterprise HR Leadership Lead strategic, cross-functional people initiatives that translate business priorities into measurable outcomes. Partner across HR Centres of Excellence and wider HR teams to deliver integrated people solutions. Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, careers and reward activities. Provide guidance on complex people matters, governance and compliance considerations. Champion continuous improvement and the effective use of technology and AI to enhance organisational effectiveness. Basic Qualifications We are looking for professionals with these required skills and experiences to achieve our goals: Significant HR Business Partnering or HR Business Leadership experience in large, complex and matrixed organisations. Demonstrated success partnering with and influencing senior executives. Experience leading organisational design, transformation and complex change initiatives. Strong expertise across talent management, succession planning, leadership development and workforce planning. Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people priorities to business outcomes. Data-driven decision-making capability with experience using workforce insights to shape strategy. Experience working effectively across multiple stakeholders and functions in a global environment. Preferred Qualifications If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Experience supporting corporate functions such as Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Communications or Government Affairs. Postgraduate qualification in HR, Business or a related discipline. Work Arrangement This role offers a hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. Remote or fully home-work