HR Manager

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to join our professional services client's HR team in Cardiff. This is a broad and hands-on HR leadership role, working closely with the Human Resources Director and providing day-to-day leadership of the HR function.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the effective operational delivery of HR across the business, leading a team and acting as a trusted adviser to managers and leaders across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys working across the full employee lifecycle, managing complex employee relations matters and contributing to wider people initiatives, projects and organisational change.

Key Responsibilities

As HR Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage the HR team, ensuring an efficient, responsive and high-quality HR service is delivered across the organisation.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, flexible working, disputes and redundancies.
• Provide trusted HR advice and guidance to Team Leaders and line managers on employment matters, terms and conditions and best practice.
• Coach and support managers through organisational and people-related change.
• Develop, review and implement HR policies and procedures to support business performance and minimise employee relations risk.
• Work closely with the Learning & Development team to ensure HR and L&D activity is aligned.
• Provide advice on employee benefits and support the HRD with reward-related initiatives.
• Oversee payroll administration, working closely with external providers and Finance to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.
• Support recruitment and selection strategies, working closely with the Recruitment Assistant on senior and graduate recruitment.
• Support and deliver new starter inductions where required.
• Produce HR management information and statistical reports, including overseeing the monthly Executive Board HR report.
• Review and approve HR correspondence before it is issued.
• Lead the management of absence across the organisation, ensuring appropriate policies, processes, triggers and interventions are consistently applied.
• Coordinate TUPE transfers, including consultation and associated employee processes.
• Support talent management and succession planning activity.
• Allocate and prioritise work across the HR team, ensuring workloads, deadlines and service standards are effectively managed.
• Support the HRD with change management, organisational projects and wider people initiatives.
• Continuously review HR processes and identify opportunities to improve the employee and manager experience.
• Provide proactive support to the HRD on firm-wide projects and other people-related initiatives.