Global HR Partner Corporate Functions (6 month contract, 30 hours per week)

Company Description

At Quadient, we support businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation and growth journey, unlocking operational efficiency with reliable, secure, and sustainable automation processes. Our success in delivering innovation and business growth is inspired by the connections our diverse teams create every day, with our clients and each other. It’s these connections that make Quadient such an exceptional place to grow your career, develop your skills and make a real impact – help our future-focused business lead the way in powering secure and sustainable business connections through digital and physical channels. 

Job Description

• Closing date for applications: Thursday 11th June 
• This role is offered on a 30 hour per week basis, for a 6 month fixed term contract. 

The Global HR Partner, Corporate Functions is an enterprise‑level senior HR partner responsible for shaping and delivering the global talent agenda across corporate function CIO. This position serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the CIO and their leadership teams, enabling enterprise performance through integrated talent, workforce, performance, and succession strategies. This role is outcome‑focused, enterprise‑oriented, with accountability for ensuring corporate functions are future‑ready, high‑performing, and aligned to overall company strategy.  In addition, this role will focus on developing & guiding the Talent Strategy related to future readiness and AI enablement.  Partnering with the Talent Center of Excellence, this role will support transforming Corporate Functions with leadership capabilities, tech and AI to support agility and achieving business objectives.  

Key Responsibilities  

Strategic Talent & Workforce Planning 

• Lead global workforce and capability planning across corporate functions, aligned to enterprise strategy, digital transformation, and efficiency objectives. 
• Partner with leadership to model workforce scenarios, productivity levers, and skill investments. 
• Anticipate future capability needs within digital, financial, commercial, and product disciplines. 
• Support development of Location Strategy in partnership with leadership, talent and communities & spaces. 

Succession, Performance & Functional Leadership Effectiveness 

• Own succession planning for executive and critical leadership roles across corporate functions. 
• Drive performance management effectiveness, ensuring clarity of expectations, accountability, and differentiation. 
• Coach senior functional leaders to strengthen leadership impact, decision‑making, and cross‑enterprise collaboration. 

Executive & Corporate Leadership Partnership 

• Serve as a trusted advisor and challenger to the CIO and their ELTs. 
• Facilitate enterprise‑level talent reviews, succession discussions, and leadership forums. 
• Bring external perspective and data‑driven insight to inform executive people decisions. 

Enterprise Strategy & Transformation Enablement 

• Translate enterprise and functional strategies into a coherent people and organization roadmap. 
• Lead the people agenda for enterprise‑wide initiatives (e.g., digital transformation, operating model changes, productivity programs). 
• Support cross‑functional collaboration and capability integration across corporate areas. 

AI Enablement & Future Readiness 

• Partner to develop talent strategy future ready capabilities for AI skills needed for leadership. 
• Support AI Council of efforts related to shaping the dynamic environment.  
• Work with HR Partners to enhance leadership capabilities through development.  
• Support ad-hoc AI related projects determined by CPTO 

Key responsibilities

• Lead global workforce and capability planning across corporate functions, aligned to enterprise strategy, digital transformation, and efficiency objectives.
• Own succession planning for executive and critical leadership roles across corporate functions, and drive performance management effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and challenger to the CIO and their executive leadership teams, facilitating enterprise-level talent reviews and succession discussions.