People Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract

BSI

People Business Partner managing HR strategies and organisational effectiveness at BSI. Collaborating with senior leaders and providing people-focused solutions for business priorities.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeReston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,250 - $147,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and deliver People Plans aligned to business strategy and global People priorities.
Partner with senior stakeholders to understand current and future organisational and workforce needs.
Support workforce planning, strategic resourcing, organisational design, and capability development initiatives.
Use people and business data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, shaping evidence-based solutions and interventions.
Support talent management and succession planning activities to strengthen leadership pipelines and organisational capability.
Lead and support annual people processes including performance reviews, calibration, pay review, and bonus cycles.
Partner with leaders to support organisational change initiatives, engagement strategies, and leadership effectiveness.
Coach and challenge leaders to drive high-performing teams and positive employee experiences.
Work collaboratively across People Operations, Employee Relations, and Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated People solutions.
Provide guidance and support on complex people matters, ensuring alignment with policy, governance, and best practice.
Support the implementation of strategic people initiatives that reinforce organisational culture and values.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Broad HR experience across areas including talent management, organisation design, workforce planning, leadership development, and change management.
Experience using people and organisational data to support decision-making and drive business outcomes.
Strong stakeholder management skills with experience operating within complex, matrixed organisations.
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how people strategy supports business performance.
Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
Highly consultative approach with the ability to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels.
Solutions-focused mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in changing environments.
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Experience advising or partnering with senior leadership teams. (highly desirable)
Experience supporting transformation, organisational change, or evolving operating models. (highly desirable)
Exposure to global or multinational organisations. (highly desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible working
annual leave
paid sick leave
bank holidays
health insurance
life insurance
pension plan with company contribution
car allowance (dependent on role)
income protection
paid maternity leave
paid paternity leave
paid parental leave
adoption leave
compassionate leave
paid bereavement leave
learning and development opportunities
a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

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Hard Skills & Tools

talent managementorganisation designworkforce planningleadership developmentchange managementdata analysisperformance reviewssuccession planningstrategic resourcingemployee engagement

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcommunicationinfluencingrelationship-buildingconsultative approachanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingresilienceadaptabilityorganisational skills