Head of HR in London

Head of HR in London

London Full-Time 70000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Job Search Place Limited

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead HR strategy and build a people-focused infrastructure for national growth.
  • Company: Expanding consumer services business with a dynamic multi-site presence.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.
  • Other info: Based in Hammersmith, with flexible onsite working arrangements.
  • Why this job: Shape the future of HR in a growing company and make a real impact.
  • Qualifications: Proven HR leadership experience in multi-site operations and strong UK employment law knowledge.

The predicted salary is between 70000 - 80000 £ per year.

My client is an expanding, multi-site consumer services business looking to appoint a Head of HR to help build the people infrastructure required for their next phase of national growth.

About the role

This is a senior HR leadership role partnering closely with the executive team as the business enters a phase of cross-national expansion. With a UK footprint of 30+ sites and approximately 90 employees, you will shape and deliver a pragmatic people strategy that balances commercial priorities with strong governance, evolving the function from day-to-day HR management into a scalable, data-led operation. You will lead on organisational design, workforce planning, employee relations and reward, ensuring the business has the structure, capability and leadership required to perform. A key focus will be creating consistency across a distributed workforce through the implementation of fit-for-purpose HR systems, meaningful people metrics and clear leadership reporting. The role also owns total reward, payroll oversight and compliance, alongside the design and delivery of practical training and development programmes that strengthen management capability and drive performance. Strong employee relations experience and a deep understanding of UK employment law are essential.

About you

You will be an experienced HR professional who has worked in a growing multi-site business. You will have supported a business set up HR and will have implemented a people strategy that supports growth and people capabilities. You must have experience implementing a new HR System (HRIS).

Required experience

  • Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role (Head of HR, Senior HR Manager or equivalent) within a multi-site, operationally led business e.g. facilities, hospitality, retail etc.
  • Strong track record of partnering with senior leadership teams and influencing at executive level.
  • Demonstrable experience building or scaling HR frameworks, policies and processes to support business growth.
  • Deep expertise in UK employment law, with hands-on experience managing complex employee relations cases through to resolution.
  • Experience leading organisational change, workforce planning and organisational design in a growing or transforming environment.
  • Successful implementation or oversight of HR systems, data, reporting and people metrics to support commercial decision making.
  • Experience overseeing payroll processes and working effectively with third-party providers.

Salary £70,000 - £80,000

Location Hammersmith - x4 days onsite with the view to reducing to 3 in the future.

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We think you need these skills to ace Head of HR in London

HR Leadership
People Strategy Development
Organisational Design
Workforce Planning
Employee Relations
UK Employment Law
HR Systems Implementation (HRIS)