Human Resources Manager

HR Manager (Head Office) | Permanent | West London (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Up to £70,000 + Head Office bonus

MUST BE CIPD LEVEL 5 OR 7 QUALIFIED

This is a generalist’s HR role at pace, not a role for someone who’s spent years inside rigid, heavily structured corporate HR and wants to keep it that way.

You’ll partner directly with Heads of and Directors across multiple Functions, with real autonomy to take work off your Head of HR’s plate rather than wait to be told what to do.

Can you hold your own with senior stakeholders who are demanding and won’t always make it easy?

Are you equally comfortable running a complex ER case as you are shaping a change programme or stepping into recruitment when a senior Head Office hire needs it?

If you want breadth over bureaucracy and the autonomy to make the role your own, this is worth a serious look.

What you’ll own:

• Business partnering across Head Office functions — pragmatic, commercial HR advice that leaders actually act on
• Complex employee relations casework (low in volume, high in complexity) with consistency and legal rigour
• Talent, succession and capability planning alongside the wider people strategy
• Supporting organisational design and change management, including communications
• Managing and developing a direct report (TA Specialist) and stepping in on recruitment for senior or high-volume periods
• People insights and HR projects that actually move the needle, not just report on it

What you’ll need:

• Proven HR generalist experience at HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor/Business Partner level
• Strong employee relations expertise and current employment law knowledge
• A track record partnering with senior, demanding stakeholders in a commercial environment
• Evidenced experience supporting change management and change communications
• CIPD Level 5–7 is a strong advantage, as is L&D or training experience — but neither is essential
• Genuine comfort operating in a fast-paced, less-structured environment — this isn’t corporate Head Office HR

Worth knowing:

• PMI, 50% staff discount, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (with buy-more option), flexi benefits portal and an on-site wellness hub
• A two-stage process: competency and scenario-based first stage (can flex to virtual), followed by a 30/60/90-day business plan presentation
• Joining a small, high-trust HR leadership team of three, reporting directly to the Head of HR

If you want real autonomy, varied problem-solving and the chance to shape the people agenda rather than administer it, this is the one.

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