People Services Manager – Compliance
Location: Homeworking with time spent at our Bradford Office
Salary: circa. £60,000 per annum
Permanent, full time - 37.5 hours per week
We’re looking for an experienced People Services Manager to lead our compliance function within the People & Culture team. This is a key role ensuring that our People policies, processes, and systems not only meet legal and regulatory requirements but also enable a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and audit-readiness.
You’ll oversee governance, risk, policy management, data compliance, and People systems — driving improvements that enhance efficiency and colleague experience while ensuring we remain fully aligned to employment law and regulatory standards.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading and developing a high-performing team of People specialists with a strong compliance and customer focus.
* Overseeing the People policy framework, ensuring policies are legally compliant and reflect best practice.
* Horizon scanning for employment law and regulatory changes and embedding them into business-as-usual operations.
* Maintaining the People & Culture risk register and ensuring audit readiness across the directorate.
* Coordinating responses to internal and external audits and embedding learnings into processes.
* Ensuring People processes meet data protection standards (including GDPR) and conducting regular audits of HR data quality.
* Driving digitalisation and automation of People processes to improve efficiency and colleague experience.
* Contribute to setting the strategic direction for People systems in alignment with organisational goals.
* Leading on People systems governance, ensuring data integrity, security, and alignment with organisational goals.
* Leading on the creation of compliance dashboards and reports, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
* Acting as the subject matter expert on all People compliance matters, supporting training and awareness campaigns.
What we’re looking for
* CIPD qualified (or equivalent HR qualification/experience).
* Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation, HR compliance, and governance.
* Proven experience managing risk registers, audits, and policy frameworks.
* Skilled at analysing complex information and presenting clear insights.
* Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels.
* Proficiency with HRIS systems and data analytics tools.
* Experience working in regulated sectors (such as housing or care) would be advantageous.
Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Why join us?
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the compliance agenda within our People & Culture function. You’ll have the scope to strengthen our governance framework, drive service improvements, and ensure our People Services are both compliant and future-focused, enabling us to deliver the best possible experience for our colleagues and customers