Head of HR

Overview

In this senior HR leadership role, you will lead the people function in a growing financial services organisation. You partner with the executive team to align the people strategy with business goals and oversee the full employee lifecycle. You will drive leadership development, change initiatives and a high‑performing, people‑centred culture while mentoring the HR team. This is a broad, high‑visibility role that shapes how the organisation grows and evolves in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall HR function to deliver strategic and operational objectives
• Partner with senior leaders to align people strategy with business goals
• Oversee full employee lifecycle: talent acquisition, performance, relations, reward and development
• Provide guidance on complex people matters and employment legislation
• Drive leadership development, succession planning and management capability
• Lead organisational change, transformation and restructuring initiatives
• Oversee HR policies, processes and compliance
• Use HR data and insights to support decision-making
• Lead, develop and mentor the HR team
• Champions a high-performance, people-centric culture

Key requirements

• Proven HR leadership experience in a complex organisation
• Strong strategic and operational HR capability
• CIPD qualified or equivalent
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and employee relations
• Experience coaching and influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience delivering HR projects and change initiatives
• Strong commercial awareness and business partnering skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Experience in Financial Services or regulated environments advantageous
• Data-driven, pragmatic and solutions-focused with strong leadership presence

• stakeholder management
• leadership ability
• communication
• HR data and analytics
• employment law knowledge
• employee relations

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