HR Partner Associate Manager

Position: HR Partner

Level - Associate manager

Location: London

NB: 12 months FTC

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a strategic advisor to senior business leaders, accountable for translating Avanade’s business strategy into people priorities that drive performance, and growth.

Operating as a trusted partner to Practice Leads, the Senior HRBP delivers integrated people strategies across talent, performance, rewards, workforce planning, engagement, and leadership capability. This role requires strong commercial acumen, deep HR expertise, and the ability to operate credibly at senior leadership level within a complex, matrixed, global organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary people advisor to senior business leaders, shaping people decisions that support Avanade’s growth, profitability, and strategic priorities.

• Translate business strategy into clear people plans, covering workforce shape, capability, succession, and organisational effectiveness.

• Provide insight-led challenge to leaders, balancing commercial outcomes with employee experience and risk management.

• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and senior talent stability discussions, using data (e.g., 9-Box, flight-risk indicators, performance trends) to inform decisions.

• Support development and retention of critical and high-potential talent.

• Drive effective implementation of Avanade’s Performance Achievement and Rewards frameworks, ensuring quality, fairness, and alignment with business outcomes.

• Coach leaders on setting meaningful priorities, providing feedback, and managing performance across all levels.

• Partner on engagement action planning, cultural initiatives, and leadership behaviours aligned to Avanade values.

• Lead workforce planning discussions, including headcount, skills, location strategy, and cost considerations.

• Advise on organisational design, role clarity, and operating-model changes to enable scale and agility.

• Support transformation initiatives and change management, ensuring leaders are equipped to lead change effectively.

• Provide senior-level guidance on complex employee relations matters, partnering closely with Employee Relations, Legal, and regional HR teams.

• Ensure compliance with local employment legislation and Accenture / Avanade policies, proactively identifying and mitigating risk.

• Balance consistency of global approach with local market requirements.

• Use people analytics to provide forward-looking insights to leaders (e.g., attrition trends, performance distribution, capability gaps).

• Ensure strong governance across people processes, including performance cycles, promotions, compensation, and policy adherence.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR operating models and ways of working.

• Support HR Lead with projects as required