Entity:
People, Culture & Communications
Job Family Group:
HR Group
Job Description:
Senior People & Culture leader partnering with the GPTA leadership team to define and execute a differentiated people strategy that directly enables business performance, growth, and risk management in a fast-paced trading environment.
This role goes beyond traditional HR partnering—bringing strong commercial insight, organizational expertise, and leadership influence to shape the workforce, build critical capabilities, and drive a high-performance, inclusive culture. Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business strategy into targeted people interventions with measurable impact.
Key Accountabilities
Strategic Business Partnering
- Partner with GPTA leadership to shape and deliver a forward-looking people plan aligned to business strategy and market dynamics
- Provide data-driven insights and challenge to support decision-making on organization design, talent, and performance
- Act as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders, strengthening leadership effectiveness and team performance
- Lead complex, business-critical change initiatives (org redesign, capability shifts, growth or optimization agendas)
Organizational Effectiveness & Talent
- Design and evolve organization structures to ensure the right capabilities, roles, and operating model for a trading business
- Define and complete a strategic talent plan (BUILD, BUY, BORROW), aligned to business priorities and external market conditions
- Drive succession planning and leadership pipeline strength for critical roles
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract and retain top-tier talent in a competitive market
Performance, Culture & Leadership
- Drive a high-performance culture through clear expectations, differentiation, and aligned reward frameworks
- Champion bp values, behaviors, and leadership expectations, embedding them into the day-to-day operating rhythm
- Diagnose and address engagement, culture, and team effectiveness challenges
- Coach leaders to proactively manage performance, inclusion, and people risks
People Risk, Governance & Delivery Excellence
- Ensure disciplined delivery of people fundamentals (ER, compliance, reward processes) with a focus on quality and business impact
- Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, balancing commercial outcomes with risk management
- Integrate expertise across P&C (COEs, services) to deliver efficient, scalable, and business-relevant solutions
- Continuously improve how P&C supports the business by simplifying processes and enhancing impact
Key Capabilities
- Strategic business partnering with strong commercial skill
- Deep expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership development
- Executive coaching and influencing at senior leadership level
- Change leadership in complex, matrixed organizations
- Data-driven insight generation and decision-making
- Confidence to challenge and shape thinking at leadership level
Experience & Requirements
- Extensive experience in senior HR / People & Culture roles in complex, performance-driven organizations
- Solid track record of influencing business strategy and delivering measurable organizational outcomes
- Deep expertise in talent management, organizational development, and change
- Experience in fast-paced, commercial or trading environments strongly preferred
- Demonstrated capability in managing senior stakeholders and navigating ambiguity
- Strong judgment in employee relations and business risk
Education (Preferred)
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related discipline
- Advanced degree (MBA or relevant Master’s) preferred
- Professional HR certification desirable
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Culture and behaviour change, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Facilitation, Global Perspective, Influencing, Job Design, Leadership Assessment, Leading transformation, Managing change, Managing workforce concerns, Microsoft Excel {+ 12 more}
