Chief People Officer jobs in United Kingdom

Temenos powers a world of banking that creates opportunities for billions of people and businesses everywhere. We have been doing this for over 30 years through the pioneering spirit of our Temenosians who are passionate about making banking better, together.

We serve over 3000 clients from the largest to challengers and community banks in 150+ countries. We collaborate with clients to build new banking services and state‑of‑the‑art customer experiences on our open banking platform, helping them operate more sustainably.

At Temenos, we have an open‑minded and inclusive culture, where everyone has the power to create their own destiny and make a positive contribution to the world of banking and society.

As Head of Strategic Business Partnering, you will lead Temenos’ global HR Business Partnering function, ensuring people strategies are fully aligned with business priorities to drive growth, transformation, and competitive advantage. This is a newly created leadership role with a mandate to elevate HR Business Partnering into a strategic, insight‑led, and future‑focused capability. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, lead and develop a high‑performing team of HR Business Partners, and enable the business through effective workforce, talent, and organizational strategies.

You will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic guidance on talent management, workforce planning, leadership development, and organizational culture.
• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of HR Business Partners to become strong strategic contributors to the business.
• Shape and influence the employee experience strategy in partnership with Regional HR, ensuring alignment with business priorities and Temenos culture.
• Drive collaboration between HR Centers of Excellence and business units to deliver integrated solutions across talent acquisition, performance, succession, and capability development.
• Analyze business and workforce data to identify risks and opportunities, providing forward‑looking recommendations to leaders.
• Lead business transformation initiatives related to organizational design, leadership capability, and workforce planning.
• Leverage workforce analytics and insights from Regional HR to anticipate talent risks and support proactive decision‑making.
• Promote a culture of agility, innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion aligned with Temenosity.
• Lead change management initiatives to embed new ways of working, digital adoption, and agile HR practices.
• Oversee workforce transformation initiatives supporting AI adoption, new operating models, and capability building.
• Partner closely with Finance, Operations, and other functions to align people strategies with financial and operational objectives.

You should have:

• Extensive experience in HR Business Partnering roles with a strong strategic and enterprise‑wide focus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior leaders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong business and commercial acumen with the ability to translate business priorities into effective people strategies.
• Proven leadership capability in developing and leading high‑performing HRBP teams.
• Expertise in workforce analytics and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Deep knowledge of talent management, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication and executive‑level presentation skills.
• A consultative mindset with the confidence to hold a point of view and challenge constructively.
• Ability to think strategically, adapt to change, and bring others on the transformation journey.

• Care – about our people, culture, and leadership impact.
• Commit – to enabling business success through strong partnerships.
• Collaborate – across HR and the business to deliver integrated solutions.
• Challenge – thinking and ways of working to drive sustainable change.

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month.
• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you’re getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership.
• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave.
• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally need to recharge.
• Study leave: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development.