HR Manager
AI Scale-Up (Data Centre Efficiency)
Central London (2 days per week onsite)
£60,000 to £80,000 starting salary
Our client is a fast-growing, well-funded AI company on a mission to make critical infrastructure safer, more secure and more sustainable. Their technology helps data centres cut energy usage significantly by optimising cooling – one of the biggest energy costs in the industry – unlocking major sustainability gains at scale.
They’re hiring a HR Manager to build and own their people function from the ground up as they scale. You’ll shape team performance, culture and employee experience end-to-end – from recruitment and contracts through to policy, performance and retention – partnering closely with their VP of Operations and leadership team.
What you’ll own:
- Full employee lifecycle – recruitment, onboarding, performance, offboarding
- Employment contracts, HR policies and the employee handbook
- Payroll coordination, compensation benchmarking and benefits administration
- Employee relations, engagement, culture and internal comms
- Disciplinary, grievance and PIP processes
- UK employment law and GDPR compliance
- HRIS/ATS systems and HR reporting for leadership
- Employer branding across LinkedIn, Glassdoor and beyond
What you’ll bring:
- 3-5 years’ experience in a People Ops, HR generalist or HR manager role, ideally within a tech startup or scale-up
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law, GDPR and statutory compliance
- Hands-on experience owning the full employee lifecycle
- Experience with payroll coordination, comp benchmarking and benefits administration
- Confidence running disciplinary, grievance and PIP processes independently
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience) is a plus
Why join:
- Build the people function from the ground up at a high-growth AI company solving real climate impact
- Hybrid working from their London office, plus a cycle to work scheme
- Competitive salary and benefits, including a generous EMI share option plan
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