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Director, people & leader advisory - uki

London
Thomson Reuters
People director
€80,000 a year
Posted: 6h ago
Offer description

About The Role

* Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6 HR professionals at Manager and Senior Manager level, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative, and customer‑focused team.
* Oversee day‑to‑day Tier 2 HR advisory delivery across the UK and Ireland, ensuring consistent, timely, and high‑quality support.
* Act as a senior advisor and escalation point on complex and sensitive people matters.
* Provide guidance on employee relations issues, including investigations, disciplinary matters, grievances, conflict resolution, policy interpretation, and terminations.
* Oversee consultation on performance and behaviour management, including coaching, documentation, performance improvement plans, and outcomes.
* Support cyclical performance processes through training, guidance, toolkits, and manager enablement.
* Provide compensation consultation in partnership with Rewards and HR leadership.
* Lead HR advisory support for organisational changes, including restructuring and reduction‑in‑force processes, in line with company standards and local legal requirements.
* Oversee support for leaves and accommodations in partnership with relevant teams.
* Provide local HR support for mergers, acquisitions, and integration activities.
* Partner with site leadership on engagement initiatives, employee listening efforts, and follow‑up actions.
* Coordinate HR support during crisis events or workplace disruptions, working with partners such as Health & Safety, Security, Facilities, Legal, and Communications.
* Help shape and implement improvements in how HR support is delivered, including the use of technology, automation, and more scalable processes.
* Lead change management efforts related to new tools, workflows, and ways of working, ensuring successful adoption across the team and key business stakeholders.
* Oversee case management quality, documentation standards, SLA performance, and continuous improvement across the team.
* Use data and trends to identify risks, improve service delivery, and enhance tools, knowledge resources, and processes.


About You

* 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with strong expertise in employee relations, performance management, and HR consultation.
* Demonstrated experience leading and developing experienced HR professionals, including managers and senior managers.
* Strong knowledge of UK and Ireland employment law and HR practices.
* Experience handling complex and sensitive employee matters, including investigations, disciplinary processes, grievances, terminations, leaves/accommodations, and organisational change.
* Strong judgment, communication, stakeholder management, and policy interpretation skills.
* Experience with case management systems, HR tools, and data/reporting.
* Experience leading change, improving processes, and helping teams adopt new ways of working.
* Ability to balance business needs, employee experience, and compliance in decision‑making.
* Comfort working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment and driving continuous improvement.


Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in a shared services, centre of excellence, or regional advisory model.
* Experience supporting compensation consultation, job architecture, or workforce change programmes.
* Familiarity with employee representative processes or collective consultation requirements where applicable.
* Experience supporting M&A integration or transformation in a complex organisation.
* Comfort using digital tools, automation, and AI‑enabled solutions to improve efficiency and service delivery.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 3rd June 2026. We encourage you to apply early.


What’s in it For You?

* Hybrid Work Model: flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office) with a seamless digital‑physical experience.
* Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way policies, work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and supportive workplace arrangements.
* Career Development and Growth: Grow My Way programming and a skills‑first approach to continuous learning.
* Industry Competitive Benefits: flexible vacation, mental‑health days, Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, incentive programmes, and well‑being resources.
* Culture: inclusion, belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and company values.
* Social Impact: paid volunteer days, pro‑bono consulting projects, and ESG initiatives.
* Making a Real‑World Impact: support customers in upholding the rule of law, transparency, and justice.


About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organisations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media, delivering specialised software and insights to empower them.

We are a global business that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, colour, sex/gender, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and provides a drug‑free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation is available.

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