Human Resources Generalist

Job Description

HR Generalist

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Bristol, UK (Hybrid)

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Join Spandex and Help Shape the Future of Our Global Workforce

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At Spandex, we are transforming our business into a digitally enabled, customer-centric organisation operating across 18 countries. As we continue our transformation journey, we are looking for an experienced and ambitious HR Generalist to join our People Team and play a key role in delivering an exceptional employee experience while helping build the capabilities, culture and talent required for future success.

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This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced international environment and wants to make a genuine impact across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

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Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will work closely with managers and employees across multiple countries to support recruitment, learning and development, employee engagement, culture initiatives and organisational change.

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What You'll Be Doing

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Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

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You will take ownership of the recruitment process for key business-critical positions across the Group, partnering with hiring managers to attract exceptional talent that supports our growth and transformation agenda.

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Responsibilities include:

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• Managing end-to-end recruitment processes for professional, specialist and management-level roles.

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• Developing talent pipelines for future business needs.

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• Driving competency-based recruitment practices across the organisation.

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• Managing relationships with recruitment partners and agencies.

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• Ensuring a high-quality candidate experience from attraction through onboarding.

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• Supporting workforce planning and succession planning activities.

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Learning & Development

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You will help create a culture of continuous learning and capability development.

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Responsibilities include:

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• Supporting the implementation and management of our Learning Management System (LMS).

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• Developing onboarding and induction learning journeys.

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• Coordinating leadership development and management training programmes.

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• Supporting role-specific learning pathways and career development initiatives.

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• Monitoring learning participation and effectiveness.

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Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience

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You will contribute to creating a positive, high-performing and inclusive workplace culture.

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Responsibilities include:

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• Supporting employee engagement surveys and action planning.

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• Developing internal communication campaigns and employee communications.

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• Assisting with wellbeing, culture and recognition initiatives.

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• Supporting employee feedback programmes and continuous improvement activities.

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• Helping leaders communicate effectively during periods of organisational change.

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Organisational Change & Transformation

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As the organisation evolves, you will play an important role in supporting employees and managers through change.

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Responsibilities include:

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• Supporting change management and employee adoption initiatives.

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• Assisting with communications and training related to new systems and ways of working.

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• Helping drive workforce capability building aligned to business transformation.

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• Promoting engagement and understanding during organisational change programmes.

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What We're Looking For

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Essential

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• 3-6 years' experience in a generalist HR, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development or Employee Engagement role.

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• Strong recruitment experience across professional and management-level positions.

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• Experience managing multiple vacancies simultaneously.

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• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

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• Strong organisational and project management capability.

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• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

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• A hands-on approach combined with a commercial mindset.

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Highly Desirable

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• Experience recruiting across multiple countries, cultures and time zones.

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• Experience working within an international or matrix organisation.

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• Experience implementing competency-based recruitment methodologies.

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• Experience supporting learning, engagement or organisational development initiatives.

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• Previous exposure to HR transformation projects, HRIS systems or organisational change programmes.

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What Success Looks Like

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In this role you will:

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• Successfully recruit high-quality talent into key business roles.

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• Enhance the candidate and employee experience.

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• Support the development of future leadership capability.

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• Help drive a strong, inclusive and high-performing culture.

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• Contribute to learning and development initiatives that build business capability.

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• Support the successful delivery of the Group's transformation strategy.

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Why Join Spandex?

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• Work in a truly international environment spanning 18 countries.

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• Partner with leaders across Europe and beyond.

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• Contribute directly to a significant business transformation programme.

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• Enjoy broad exposure across talent, learning, culture and organisational development.

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• Be part of a small, ambitious People Team where your impact will be visible.

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Location

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Bristol (Hybrid Working)

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Reporting To

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Chief People Officer

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Type

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Full Time

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If you're passionate about people, culture, talent and helping organisations transform, we'd love to hear from you.

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