<div><p><b>Role Title: HR Manager</b></p><p><b>Salary: Competitive salary depending on experience plus benefits</b></p><p><b>Location: Reading / Slough / West London</b></p><p><b>Ability to travel extensively across the UK required</b></p><p>We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to partner with business functions across the South of the UK.</p><p>As part of the People, Culture & Talent team, you will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to design, develop, and deliver end-to-end people processes, policies, and practices. Your focus will be to enable leaders to make sound, fair, and legally compliant people decisions while strengthening organisational capability.</p><p>This is a newly created role due to growth and will see you acting as a trusted advisor across talent management, employee relations, and organisational development. You will play a key role in supporting business transformation, helping leaders adapt to digital change, automation, and evolving ways of working.</p><p>You’ll also contribute to the development of scalable, globally aligned people frameworks for functions operating across international teams, ensuring consistency while allowing for local compliance and delivery.</p><h3>Responsibilities include:</h3><ul><li>Partnering with senior leaders to align People, Culture & Talent strategies with business goals</li><li>Supporting organisational change and evolving operating models</li><li>Collaborating on workforce planning, retention, succession planning, and performance frameworks</li><li>Supporting organisational design, restructuring, and cultural transformation initiatives</li><li>Building inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to company values</li><li>Providing expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring fairness, consistency, and confidence in people management practices</li><li>Using people data to identify trends and inform decision-making</li><li>Translating insights into practical actions that support future organisational needs</li><li>Coaching and supporting managers in leadership capability, performance, and team engagement</li><li>Ensuring adherence to employment legislation and internal HR policies</li><li>Implementing and continuously improving People, Culture & Talent programmes, systems, and initiatives</li></ul><h3>Candidate requirements:</h3><ul><li>CIPD Level 5 (or above)</li><li>Proven generalist HR experience (3+ years) in a dynamic, commercial environment</li><li>Experience managing HR/L&D systems and processes</li><li>Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels</li><li>Experience working across matrixed and international teams</li><li>Background supporting corporate functions (e.g. Marketing, Procurement, IT)</li><li>Data literate, with the ability to turn insights into meaningful action</li><li>Able to operate at both strategic and operational levels</li><li>Flexible, consultative, and adaptable approach</li><li>Experience in multi-site and ideally multi-country organisations</li><li>Willingness to travel extensively across the UK</li></ul><p>If this sounds of interest, please send your CV in Word format, quoting reference J-25180/LT/ED detailing your current remuneration package and availability. If your application is of interest, one of our consultants will be in touch.</p><p>We regret that due to the high volume of responses, only those candidates who are progressing to the next stage will be contacted.</p></div>