Senior People Manager - Maternity Cover

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior point of contact for escalated employee relations matters
• Advise senior leaders and managers on UK employment law changes
• Lead or support complex and sensitive employment matters
• Ensure effective risk management in conduct-related matters
• Oversee the administration of employee benefits
• Provide oversight of payroll administration
• Ensure all employee data is accurate, well-maintained, and handled in line with GDPR
• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle
• Oversee the new starter process
• Develop and continuously improve onboarding and induction processes
• Oversee and ensure the effective delivery of all HR administration processes
• Track, analyse, and report on key HR metrics
• Provide direct line management, coaching, and operational oversight for the People Administrator and Culture Manager
• Work closely with the team to support employee engagement and culture-building initiatives
• Oversee the office management function

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a HR or Senior HR Manager or in a similar HR leadership role within the UK
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practice, and compliance requirements
• Experience across employee relations, benefits administration, payroll oversight, and performance management
• A strong track record of leading end-to-end recruitment and onboarding
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance commercial and people priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence influencing at senior level
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work autonomously and prioritise effectively
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Absolute discretion and a strict commitment to confidentiality when handling sensitive information and data