HR Recruit
Human Resources Director
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Interim HR Director (6-9 months FTC), Knutsford, Cheshire
£150,000-£250,000
4 or 5 days per week
Office based role
MUST BE AVAILABLE FROM BEGINNING OF AUGUST
ONLY CANDIDATES WITHIN 1 HOUR COMMUTE OF KNUTSFORD WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROLE
HR Recruit is currently seeking an interim HR Director for an expanding software business. Reporting into the CEO, you will have accountability for a team. The purpose of the role is to stabilise and hand over to a permanent hire that they are currently recruiting for.
Role Responsibilities
- Keep the function running well through the transition; be the dependable operational leader the team relies on.
- Embed and operationalise the existing people processes, so the team and the business feel confident in what People delivers.
- Mentor and steady the team — a calm, credible presence.
- Hand over cleanly to the permanent leader.
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Person Specification
- Has seen and run an efficient people-process machine, and can operationalise one at pace.
- Strong operational people/HR leadership; comfortable being hands-on in a lean team.
- Credible with a technical / engineering workforce; earns trust through substance.
- Comfortable in a founder-led, values-driven culture — a steward of an existing culture, not the author of a new one.
You must be available to start work early August. The client will consider candidates looking for 4 or 5 days. This is an on-site role based in Knutsford/Cheshire. The salary for the role is £150,000-£250,000.
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HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency. We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialised knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients.
We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the UK.
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