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Senior People Advisor - Global Management Consulting

London, United Kingdom

The Role 

We are seeking a confident and capable Senior People Advisor to join our busy People team, supporting our Global Management Consulting division. Reporting into a Senior People Partner, this role plays a key part in delivering an exceptional people experience. You'll work closely with colleagues in the broader People team to deliver high-impact people initiatives and provide trusted advice on a range of HR matters. 

As a Senior People Advisor, you will be responsible for managing complex ER cases, supporting and coaching junior team members, and partnering with the business and Centres of Excellence on strategic people priorities including engagement, performance, and inclusion. You will have the presence and confidence to work directly with a fast-paced stakeholder group and contribute to strategic initiatives that align with business goals. 

 

Core Responsibilities - Global 

Expert HR Advice & Employee Relations 

  • Provide advanced advice to employees and managers on HR policies and processes, integrating deep legislative knowledge and best practices. 
  • Handle complex Employment Relations cases from start to finish, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and internal policies. 
  • Mentor and support other members of the People Operations team on complex People topics and policy questions, acting as a point of escalation. 
  • Act as a strategic observer for People Partners, monitoring trends, providing insightful feedback, and identifying potential risks to ensure proactive and effective HR management. 

 

Strategic Programme Delivery & Partnership 

  • Lead the collaboration with People Partners on goal setting, performance reviews, and compensation planning. Oversee timelines, prepare communications, ensure completion rates, and recommend strategic actions. 
  • Take a leading role in supporting People Partners with engagement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, managing significant projects and partnering with Centres of Excellence. 
  • Conduct and oversee exit interviews, analyse turnover data, and develop strategic insights to share with People Partners. 

 

Analytics, Insights & Continuous Improvement 

  • Provide advanced analytics to drive business improvement and act as a champion for continuous improvement, identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance policies, processes, and the employee experience. 
  • Act as a continuous improvement and change champion, proactively identifying opportunities to improve or implement policies, processes, and ways of working that enhance our People Strategy and improve the employee experience. 

 

Project Leadership & People Team Collaboration 

  • Lead and contribute to high-impact projects for the rollout of new initiatives or continuous improvement efforts within People Operations and other People Team Centres of Excellence. 
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the People team and Centres of Excellence to deliver cohesive, effective solutions aligned to business needs. 

 

What We’re Looking For 

  • Proven experience in a generalist HR Advisor role, ideally within a matrixed or professional services environment. 
  • Strong ER capability with experience managing a range of cases independently. 
  • Demonstrated ability to coach and support junior colleagues in their development. 
  • Strategic thinking and commercial awareness, able to align HR initiatives with business needs. 
  • Skilled in building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. 
  • Excellent communication skills – clear, concise, and tailored to a senior consulting audience. 
  • Proactive, organised, and confident operating in a fast-paced and intellectually demanding environment. 
  • Experience using HR systems (e.g., Workday) and confident in handling and interpreting people data. 
  • Familiarity with UK employment law and HR best practices. Familiarity with US labor law in addition is advantageous. 
  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, business management, psychology or related field preferred and/or CIPD Level 5 qualification (highly regarded). 

 

 

Company Benefits   

  • Competitive salary (depending on experience)
  • 28 days holiday
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Annual salary review
  • Pension (with company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
  • Private medical insurance
  • Group Income protection
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle to work schemes
  • Season ticket loans
  • Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
  • Flexible working with office laptop and phone provided

 

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

 

The successful candidate, must by the start of employment, have permission to work in the UK.

 

 

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Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. Each employee should be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result. We want to ensure our workplace in London continues to be one where different voices are heard, valued and embraced – for the benefit of our employees and working culture, our clients and the quality of our work, as well as for the ultimate performance of our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and provide these opportunities irrespective of an individual’s race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, marital status and social class. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

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Teneo is committed to providing reasonable adjustments for qualified individuals with disabilities in our interview process. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability, you may contact us at LON-STR-Recruitment@teneo.com

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