This role is open for the Edinburgh, Scotland location only. Candidates must be based there, as the position requires working from the office at least three days per week (3:2 hybrid policy).
Summary
As an HR Partner within the Lenovo CTO Organization, you will partner with senior leaders across Europe and META. You will act as a strategic people partner, translating business strategy into practical, scalable people solutions while ensuring strong governance, a positive employee experience, and compliance with local and global standards.
You will join a growing global R&D organisation at the heart of Lenovo’s expanding AI research footprint.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnership
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders within the CTO Organization across the UK, Israel, and KSA, translating business priorities into people, organizational, and capability strategies.
• Contribute directly to business and functional strategy by identifying organizational needs, assessing capability gaps, and shaping solutions aligned to local and global objectives.
• Support leaders through periods of growth, transformation, and increasing technical complexity.
Organization, Talent & Workforce Strategy
• Partner with leaders to design and evolve organization structures, workforce plans, and role architectures that enable innovation and scalable delivery.
• Shape and deliver talent strategies in partnership with Talent Acquisition, ensuring access to scarce technical and AI related skills across Europe and Meta.
• Support leadership succession, high potential identification, and development planning within critical technical populations.
Culture, Capability & Engagement
• Drive initiatives that build inclusive, high performance cultures, aligned to Lenovo values while respecting local market dynamics.
• Coach leaders on people leadership, change management, and decision making in complex, matrixed environments.
• Use engagement insights and qualitative feedback to inform targeted actions that improve employee experience and organizational effectiveness.
Employee Relations, Risk & Compliance
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, local employment legislation, and people risk management across UK, Israel, and KSA, partnering closely with Legal and local HR teams.
• Ensure consistent, fair, and legally compliant application of HR policies while applying sound judgement in complex employee matters.
• Balance commercial agility with strong governance and risk awareness.
Global & Regional Collaboration
• Work closely with Europe and Meta HR colleagues and global HR partners in the US and China to align regional execution with global people strategies.
• Contribute to global HR initiatives and pilots, bringing Europe and Meta market insight and practical application experience.
Requirements
• Demonstrable experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Partner within a global organization.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with senior leaders, ideally within technical, engineering, or innovation led environments.
• Strong capability in organization design, workforce planning, and talent strategy execution.
• Solid knowledge of employee relations and employment legislation across multiple geographies.
• Experience working within a matrixed HR operating model and collaborating across HR functions.
• Strong influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement with a disciplined approach to governance and risk management.
What We Offer
• Opportunities for career advancement and personal development
• Access to a diverse range of training programs
• Performance-based rewards that celebrate your achievements
• Flexibility with a hybrid work model (3:2) that blends home and office life
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Lenovo and Motorola product discounts
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