HR Team Leader in Glasgow

Overview

• Type: Full Time
• Duration: Permanent
• Location: Glasgow (GBS)
• Working Pattern: 2 days in the office, 3 days remote
• Department: GBS HR

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic HR Team Leader to oversee day‑to‑day operations within our GBS HR team. This role is hands‑on, people‑focused, and central to ensuring exceptional HR service delivery across our global offices. You’ll lead a growing team, drive process excellence, guide junior colleagues, and play a pivotal role in embedding improvements, technology, and best practice across our HR operations.

The Team

There’s no better time to join our Glasgow HR team. Our business services function is undergoing significant transformation, creating exciting opportunities for growth, innovation, and impact. You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative and fast‑paced environment within a global, market‑leading law firm. Your voice will be heard, your ideas will matter, and you’ll be trusted to deliver in the way that works best for you. If you’re a proactive self‑starter who thrives in a team with a "start‑up" feel and big ambitions, this is the place to make a real difference.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Leadership & People Management
  • Proven experience in HR Shared Services at Team Leader or Manager level
  • Ability to coach, mentor and develop junior team members
  • Confident in managing performance, providing feedback, and building high‑performing teams
• HR Operations & Technical Expertise
  • Strong working knowledge of employee lifecycle processes
  • Experience managing HR operations across multiple offices or regions
  • Hands‑on experience with Workday is highly desirable
  • Experience using case management tools (ServiceNow or equivalents)
  • Ability to manage high‑volume workloads and balance competing priorities
• Process Improvement & Governance
  • Experience implementing process improvements and change initiatives
  • Able to manage operational risks, documentation updates, and compliance
  • Strong understanding of employment law and internal controls

What Sets This Role Apart

• A chance to make a real impact: You’ll join at a key moment, with the opportunity to refresh processes, improve templates and communications, implement new ways of working, and shape the future of HR Shared Services.
• Exciting Project Work: You’ll contribute to initiatives including Workday implementation, immigration provider collaboration, process documentation updates, and improvements to the case management platform.
• A Growing, Evolving Team: With expansion underway, there’s a genuine "blank slate" feel—space for your ideas, autonomy to drive meaningful change, and clear opportunities for progression as the team continues to scale.

What’s In It For You

• Modern, flexible working – A minimum of 2 days per week in the office, 3 days from home
• Join an award‑winning global firm – Clyde & Co is ranked Band 1 in multiple areas by Chambers and Legal 500
• Career progression and development – Structured L&D, secondments and opportunities across our global network
• Inclusive, values‑driven culture – Recognised for DEI, pro bono, leadership programmes and community impact
• Great benefits including life assurance from day one, lifestyle discounts, season ticket loans, an annual Wellbeing Day, 24/7 EAP access, and more

Please note: Eligibility for some benefits varies by location and length of service.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.