Lucy Cotton Chartered

Human Resources Business Partner @BBC

Birmingham, GB

As a HR Business Partner at the BBC, I provide strategic leadership to a high-performing team of Associate HR Business Partners, enabling them to deliver operational excellence and drive annual people initiatives in close collaboration with divisional HRBPs. I leverage my HRBP experience to align people strategies with organisational priorities, ensuring agility in responding to evolving business needs and complex change.Through strong stakeholder management, I build trusted relationships across senior leadership, influencing decision-making and shaping outcomes that balance commercial goals with employee experience. I design the structures, support, and coaching frameworks that empower my team to thrive, while acting as a reliable escalation point for complex challenges and ER matters.With a growth mindset and commitment to continuous development, I champion the BBC’s values in every interaction, fostering a culture of inclusivity, accountability, and innovation that enables both people and the organisation to succeed.

Solihull College

CIPD

BPP

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