At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead hands-on HR transformation projects and improve reward structures.
- Company: Major UK consumer brand with a dynamic HR team.
- Benefits: Competitive rate, hybrid work, and impactful short-term role.
- Other info: Opportunity for rapid career growth and exposure to diverse HR functions.
- Why this job: Make a visible impact quickly while collaborating with top HR professionals.
- Qualifications: Experience in HR systems and shared services; strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Location: Manchester, hybrid — 2–3 days/week onsite (50%)
Contract: 3–6 month initial contract
Rate: Dependent on experience (IR35 status TBC)
Overview
Are you looking to make a genuine, visible impact in a short window rather than settle into a long slow ramp-up? This role offers exactly that. We're looking for an experienced HR professional to join a major UK consumer brand on a hands-on delivery contract, supporting a live piece of HR transformation work. This is a delivery-focused role rather than a strategic leadership position — you'll be doing the work, not just directing it, alongside an established in-house HR team.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design or redesign of reward structures — pay & grading, bonus schemes, and benefits.
- Support the implementation or configuration of the organisation's HRIS platform.
- Help establish or improve HR shared services processes and transactional support.
- Work closely with HR business partners, payroll, and IT stakeholders to deliver changes safely.
- Document new processes and ensure a smooth handover into business-as-usual.
- Identify practical improvements to the current HR service delivery model.
Requirements
- Proven, hands-on experience setting up or redesigning reward systems.
- Proven, hands-on experience implementing or configuring an HRIS platform (e.g. Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
- Proven, hands-on experience setting up or running HR shared services.
- Comfortable working in a delivery capacity rather than a purely strategic or leadership one.
- Based within commuting distance of Manchester, able to work onsite around half the week.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Desirable
- CIPD qualification.
- Experience in telecoms or a similarly regulated, customer-facing sector.
- Experience working on HR transformation programmes end-to-end.
- Change management experience.
Why Join?
- Genuine, hands-on delivery ownership
- A tangible, visible contribution within a short engagement.
- Close collaboration with an established, high-calibre in-house HR team.
- Exposure across reward, systems and service delivery in one role.
If you're an experienced HR professional who can get up to speed fast and make a real impact within a short contract, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.
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