Human Resources Manager in Manchester

Are you an experienced People Operations Supervisor/Manager who thrives on building efficient, well-governed HR services? Do you enjoy creating strong processes, improving systems, and using data to help organisations make better decisions? Are you looking for a role where you can shape how People services are delivered across a growing international consultancy?

Following a promotion, we are looking for a People Operations Manager to lead our people operations team, supporting the UK & Ireland consulting business (approximately 650 employees). This role will oversee a small team responsible for HR administration and payroll, ensuring the smooth, compliant and efficient delivery of People services across the business.

This is a hands-on role where you will combine operational oversight with continuous improvement. You will play a key role in strengthening governance, improving People processes, and ensuring our systems and data support better decision-making across the organisation. You will work closely with the wider People Leadership Team to modernise how we deliver services, improving HRIS functionality, enhancing self-service tools, and ensuring that employees and managers have clear, reliable access to the information they need.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Proven experience leading a People Operations / HR Operations function
• A strong understanding of HR systems and HRIS platforms, with the ability to optimise workflows and processes
• To be a good all-rounder, with a broad HR knowledge, including employment law and operational governance.
• Experience of managing payroll end to end, with a solid understanding of payroll complexities, statutory compliance etc.
• A highly process-driven mindset with a focus on governance, compliance and operational excellence
• Experience managing and developing HR administration teams
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to collate and present HR data and insights
• A solid understanding of organisation design and workforce structures
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work collaboratively across teams and functions

At APEM, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of the culture we have built one based on integrity, quality, collaboration and fairness. As part of a growing global group, you will have the opportunity to shape how People services evolve while helping create an environment where our colleagues can do their best work.

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you cannot tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need is some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.