HR Director

Overview

Senior HR leader needed to shape and deliver the people agenda across a large, multi-site operation. You will work closely with the Executive Team to align people strategy with business goals, balancing hands-on leadership with strategic thinking. The role covers employee relations, workforce planning, governance, and transformation, with a strong focus on operational impact and people data-driven decision making. This is an influential role in a complex organisation, offering senior leadership exposure and the chance to shape culture and change at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• performance-related bonus
• private healthcare
• life assurance
• pension scheme
• senior leadership exposure

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the HR function and payroll team
• Advise the Executive Team on people matters
• Manage complex employee relations issues (conduct, performance, absence, change)
• Support workforce and succession planning and senior-level recruitment
• Own people policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement in HR processes
• Oversee outsourced payroll operations for accuracy and controls
• Support growth initiatives and organisational integration
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law and best practices
• Use people data to inform decision-making

Key requirements

• Extensive HR leadership experience in large-scale, fast-paced environments (1000+ employees)
• Proven track record in high-volume employee relations and complex employment law
• Experience overseeing payroll within HR leadership remit
• Exposure to organizational change and workforce transformation
• Strong commercial acumen balancing operational and strategic priorities
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive-level influencing ability
• Hands-on, pragmatic leadership with visibility in the business
• Experience in operationally led sectors

• stakeholder management
• influencing at executive level
• pragmatic leadership
• employee relations
• payroll oversight
• HR governance and policies

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