HR & Professional Development Manager

Overview

As HR & Professional Development Manager, you partner with Partners to shape people initiatives and support a high-performing culture. You will lead people development, performance processes, and HR operations while ensuring compliant policies and effective employee relations. You’ll drive learning opportunities, coaching, and wellbeing efforts across the business, translating insights into action for decision-makers. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to influence growth, culture, and professional excellence within a boutique, prestigious services firm.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Partners on people-related initiatives
• Oversee people development, talent management, and appraisals
• Provide coaching and act as main HR contact
• Advise managers on employee relations, employment law, performance, and people issues
• Maintain HR policies, processes, and documentation
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, performance and salary reviews, and absence processes
• Handle disciplinary, grievance, and family leave matters
• Maintain HR systems, records, and people data
• Coach employees on professional development and identify learning opportunities
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, and culture initiatives
• Provide HR reporting and insights for decision-making

Key requirements

• Experienced HR & People Development professional with background in law/professional services
• Active interest in coaching and leading people development initiatives
• Ability to advise and partner with senior leadership on HR matters
• Familiarity with HR policies, employment law, and performance management
• Experience with HR systems and data reporting

• Stakeholder management
• Coaching mindset
• Strategic thinking
• HR policies and employment law
• Performance management and appraisals
• Recruitment and onboarding processes

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