Lead People Partner

This Lead People Partner role is a fantastic opportunity for a collaborative and progressive HR professional with experience of working proactively with senior leaders, to support our Chief Commercial Office. The role will form a strong partnership with the function’s leadership teams to develop and deliver a people plan that achieves strategic business-focused solutions. In addition, a key focus of the role will be shaping and delivering organisational change as the organisation goes through a period of integration.

The role holder will be responsible for coaching, guiding and challenge senior leaders, including the Executive Team, on all things People and Culture and act as a trusted partner and champion of our people vision.

 This role offers real variety, driving priorities such as improving leadership and management capability, progressing our inclusion and diversity ambitions and navigating through organisational change.

 Working closely with the wider People Team this role is responsible for ensuring that the people aspects of the Society’s strategy are planned and delivered to an exceptional level. This includes working closely with other members of the People Partnering Team and coaching and mentoring our People Advisors, who they will work closely with.

 Being a catalyst for change and responsible for identifying areas of opportunity, within the areas you work with and more widely across the Society will be key parts of the role. It will also lead or oversee people initiatives and projects from inception through to delivery as well as tracking and monitoring the progress of initiatives and ensure projects are delivered to time, budget and aligned to our values.

The role can be based in either Manchester or Coventry Head Office, but travel will be required to both locations. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place. 

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
•  Annual discretionary bonus scheme
•  Personal pension with matched contributions
•  Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
•  Private medical insurance
•  Car allowance

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey. 

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues. 

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.  

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us. 

Flexibility and why it matters 

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.                     

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer 

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria. 

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