The business has been thriving in recent years and continues to evolve its people practices to support scale, engagement, and compliance.
The People Operations Manager (HR Manager in any other language) position is covering the maternity leave of the HR generalist supporting UK-based teams, European offices, and a global population of contractors and agency staff. The role works closely with senior stakeholders and global People teams to deliver effective, compliant, and people-focused operations.
The Role
- Act as a trusted People partner to managers, supporting recruitment, onboarding, development, and engagement across multiple locations
- Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring timely and high-quality hires
- Own starter, leaver, and mover processes, ensuring contractual accuracy and policy compliance
- Coordinate with Employer of Record partners in multiple regions to manage employee lifecycle and communications
- Collate and submit accurate monthly payroll inputs and produce contractual change letters (pay reviews, promotions, leave arrangements)
- Maintain and manage employee data, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and appropriate use of systems
- Support compliance with local employment legislation and global People policies
- Communicate People policy updates clearly and positively across the organisation
- Support performance review, merit review, and pension or payroll-related processes
- Deliver local initiatives that strengthen employer branding, onboarding, and employee engagement
- Contribute to global People projects and cross-functional initiatives as required
The Candidate
- 5+ years’ experience in a senior or generalist HR / People Operations role
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage end-to-end recruitment
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation and operational HR compliance
- Confident HR systems user with excellent organisation and attention to detail
- Knowledge of Payroll through a third party provider. European Payroll experience an added advantage.
- Self-starter, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-site international environment
This role has relatively flexible working with 2 or 3 days in the office and the other 2 or 3 working from home. (assume the first month will be more in the office than not )
There will be no visa sponsorship for this position.
