Overview

Senior HR Business Partner – Research & Development (Enabling capabilities & Medical Science) (Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, GB, HU1 1AA) 

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Human Resources​

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance – and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

Senior HR Business Partner – Research & Development (Enabling capabilities & Medical Science)

Hybrid Working, Hull

Competitive Salary & Benefits:  25 Days annual leave, Bonus, Private Healthcare

Closing date: 28th August 2025

At the heart of Reckitt's success are people – a focus you'll embody as HR Business Partner. In this influential role, you will craft HR strategies that invigorate our organizational culture, uplift our talent management, and accelerate our business objectives across a wide region. As part of the leadership team, you'll mentor, encourage and enlighten, ensuring the linkage of our HR functions with broader business strategies, and making a profound impact on the future growth of Reckitt.

Your responsibilities

  • Work closely with the SVP/ VP R&D and the Leadership Team to drive business priorities and strategy within Enabling capabilities & Medical Science
  • Champion value creation through the right organization setup, attracting, developing and retaining the right talents now and for the future with a robust diverse pipeline
  • Guide senior leadership, unifying our talents and objectives through a shared strategic narrative. 
  • Ignite cultural transformations that advance our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity
  • Collaborate with Trade Unions and lead key ER work in Hull R&D
  • Lead HR and business CFC in partnership with CFO and SVP of the region
  • Collaborate with global HR and COEs to provide an exceptional employee experience and refine our operative model, applying strategies tailored to regional needs.
  • Cultivate engagement and navigate change, ensuring our responses are proactive and resilient in a dynamic landscape. 
    Lead by example, guiding a team of HR professionals, while advocating for diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
  • Ensure all HR practices comply with local regulations, maintaining Reckitt's reputation as an employer of choice.

The experience we're looking for

  • Global experience in a HRBP or COE role ideally with an R&D background with exposure of supporting Global stakeholders
  • Strong leadership skills coupled with excellent communication and the ability to influence.
  • Drive your HR and business agenda in a cross-matrix organization and being comfortable with dealing with complexity and paradox
  • Have a proven track record of cultural savviness and/ or understanding of  developing markets
  • Experience in devising strategic HR interventions that deliver organizational excellence
  • Outstanding ability to lead change and instill passion within diverse teams. 
  • Strong business acumen, value creation, OE, enterprise leadership, and experience in driving learning & development talent management engagement, compliance and DEI agenda
  • Digital fluency and adeptness in leveraging data to inform compelling stories and strategies
  • Creativity in addressing complex HR challenges with thoughtful and innovative solutions
  • Skilled in various HR facets such as employee engagement, employment law, and people analytics

The skills for success

Employee relations, Labour legislation, Strategic Mindset, Diversity and inclusion, Organisational structure, Coaching skills, Facilitation skills, Change management, Execute plans, Strategic mindset, Employment engagement, Digital literacy, Data and Analytics, Storytelling, Commercial accumen, Courageous leadership.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

 

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