Senior Manager – Human Resources

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, advising on workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Develop people strategies that align with business goals across UK, U. S., and global teams.
• Coach managers on performance, team dynamics, communication, and HR-related decision-making with an inclusive, culturally aware approach.
• Provide comprehensive support across performance management, talent calibration, compensation cycles, and offboarding.
• Manage employee relations matters, conflict resolution, and policy guidance while ensuring compliance with UK employment laws.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and proactively adjust policies and practices.
• Lead cross-functional HR and organizational projects (e. g., total rewards, career ladders, performance model redesign, HRIS optimization, policy harmonization, global culture initiatives).
• Create and drive project plans, timelines, communications, and success metrics.
• Coordinate with global teams to ensure programs are culturally sensitive and scalable.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen team culture, ways of working, and cross-geography collaboration.
• Drive change initiatives through clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and high visibility.
• Use people analytics to identify trends, opportunities, and risks across regions.
• Prepare monthly dashboards and executive-level insights to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Streamline HR processes across the global footprint to improve consistency, compliance, and the overall employee experience.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive HR generalist experience; prior experience supporting UK and/or global teams required or strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment laws, HR best practices, and compliance obligations.
• Demonstrated project management experience leading multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively with leaders at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, consulting, and relationship-building skills, including executive-level communication and storytelling.
• High integrity, discretion, and sound decision-making.
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity with confidence.
• Inclusive, collaborative, and people-centered leadership style.
• Global HR experience beyond the UK (e. g., U. S., EMEA, APAC) is a plus.
• Experience in Fintech, Private Equity, or fast-paced mid-market environments is beneficial.
• HR certifications (SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CIPD) preferred but not required.
• Hard Skills
• HR generalist experience
• Project management
• People analytics
• Performance management
• Talent calibration
• Compensation cycles
• Employee relations
• Conflict resolution
• Policy guidance
• Compliance with UK employment laws
• Soft Skills
• Strategic partnership
• Coaching
• Communication
• Relationship-building
• Influence
• Consulting
• Decision-making
• Collaborative leadership
• Cultural awareness
• Change management

Certifications & Qualifications

• SPHR
• SHRM-SCP
• CIPD
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