What will you be doing?
1. Act as the primary HR contact for assigned business areas, providing hands-on support and strategic guidance on people issues. Use HR data insights to support business decision-making.
2. Manage and advise on a wide range of complex Employee Relations (ER) matters including disciplinary, grievance, performance, conflict resolution and capability cases, ensuring alignment with employment law, regulatory standards and company policies.
3. Coach and equip line managers to handle ER cases with confidence by providing guidance, tools, and training on absence management, performance, and disciplinary matters.
4. Proactively manage absence cases, including short and long-term sickness, coordinating interventions such as occupational health referrals and phased return-to-work plans. Liaise with benefit providers where required and conduct wellbeing check-ins to identify trends and opportunities to support engagement.
5. Support on TUPE transfers and organisational change projects, ensuring smooth transitions and compliance with relevant legislation.
6. Support the development and consistent application of HR policies and procedures, ensuring best practice and legal compliance.
7. Contribute to, and where appropriate lead, HR initiatives and projects that support the broader people strategy (e.g. wellbeing, DE&I, employee engagement).
8. Act as a subject matter support (building towards expert) for UK immigration and visa sponsorship matters, supporting the organisation's compliance with UKVI requirements and sponsor licence obligations. Supporting sponsorship-related processes, including visa renewals, right to work check processes, record-keeping, reporting and monitoring activities, while proactively identifying and mitigating compliance risks. Provide advice and guidance to the team and the organisation on immigration-related challenges, policy developments and emerging regulatory changes, ensuring the organisation is well positioned to respond to evolving workforce and sponsorship requirements. Support international HR matters, including cross-border mobility, employee transfers, and adapting HR processes for different jurisdictions.
9. Mentor and support junior members of the HR team, fostering their professional development and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of HR services.
10. Build and maintain strong relationships across the firm to foster a positive work environment and ensure alignment between HR and business strategies.
11. Support the execution of annual HR processes such as performance reviews, compensation and benefits reviews/renewals, and policy updates.
What skills and qualities are we looking for?
12. Proven experience in an HR generalist role (HR Advisor, HRBP or HR Manager), ideally within a professional services or similarly complex environment.
13. Strong employee relations expertise with a track record of managing complex cases and coaching managers to build capability.
14. Demonstrated ability to partner with senior stakeholders and manage end-to-end HR processes.
15. Experience of TUPE and organisational change projects.
16. Knowledge and experience of international HR matters desirable.
17. Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice HR processes.
18. Experience of visa sponsorship and UKVI compliance desirable.
19. Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust quickly and challenge constructively.
20. Hands-on, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to balance strategic input and operational delivery.
21. Comfortable working autonomously, managing multiple priorities, and adapting to a fast-paced environment.
22. Detail-conscious, organised, and able to manage a high-volume workload accurately.
23. Flexible, resilient, pragmatic and discreet, with a collaborative mindset.
24. Strong team player with the ability to motivate self and others; committed to coaching and mentoring colleagues.
25. Strong IT skills, with comprehensive knowledge of MS Office applications.
26. CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience).
What’s in it for you?
Take a look at our and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a certified B-Corp, multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:
For you:
27. Hybrid working (see top of the advert for details)
28. Professional study support (where applicable)
29. Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks
For your family:
30. Life assurance
31. Income protection
32. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave
For your health:
33. 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
34. Private medical insurance
35. Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
36. Eye care vouchers
37. Cycle to work scheme
38. Digital GP services
For your wealth:
39. Competitive pension scheme
40. Discretionary bonus scheme
41. High street discounts
42. Season ticket loans
For others:
43. Volunteering opportunities
For the environment:
44. Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)