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Human Resources Manager
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My client, a leading Corporate Law Firm, with offices worldwide, are looking to hire a HR Manager to cover a maternity leave, on a 12 month FTC basis. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a highly regarded international professional services organisation, partnering with senior leaders to drive people strategy, talent development and organisational performance within a key practice area.
This role is based in London and reports directly to the Head of HR, working closely with a dedicated HR Advisor and the wider People team.
As HR Manager, you will act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring that people strategies align with business objectives and support a high-performance, inclusive culture. You will play a pivotal role in shaping talent initiatives, workforce planning, employee engagement, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and organisational effectiveness.
Working in a sophisticated, fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, you will influence senior leaders and help deliver strategic HR initiatives that support both business growth and employee development.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior stakeholders to develop and implement people strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Provide insight and challenge to ensure people plans remain relevant, actionable and commercially focused.
- Utilise workforce data and trends to inform decision-making and support organisational planning.
- Coach and support senior leaders in developing their people management and leadership capabilities.
- Advise on employee engagement, communication strategies and organisational effectiveness.
- Promote effective coaching and mentoring programmes across the business.
- Anticipate emerging people trends and recommend proactive solutions.
- Develop and implement talent management strategies to identify, develop and retain high-potential employees.
- Support career development initiatives and succession planning activities.
- Drive action plans resulting from employee engagement feedback and surveys.
- Ensure employees receive a positive and developmental career experience.
- Support leaders through performance review and calibration processes.
- Embed a culture of regular, honest and constructive feedback.
- Ensure consistency and fairness in performance assessments, reward decisions and promotion outcomes.
- Guide managers in setting meaningful objectives aligned to business goals.
- Lead discussions around team structure, workforce planning and organisational design.
- Partner with recruitment teams on hiring strategies, lateral recruitment and talent pipelines.
- Monitor attrition trends and implement retention initiatives where appropriate.
- Support early careers and qualification pathways to ensure a strong future talent pipeline.
- Act as a key escalation point for complex employee relations matters.
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- Proven HR Business Partner or HR Manager experience within a global, matrixed organisation.
- Strong experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership level.
- Demonstrable expertise across talent management, employee engagement, organisational development and performance management.
- Sound knowledge of employee relations and UK employment legislation.
- Experience using HR data and analytics to drive business decisions.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of business priorities.
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong coaching and influencing abilities, with confidence to challenge constructively.
- A collaborative, solutions-focused approach and excellent relationship-building skills.
- Adaptability, resilience and a high level of professional judgement.
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to join a prestigious global professional services organisation.
- Exposure to senior leadership and strategic business initiatives.
- A collaborative, inclusive and high-performing culture.
- Flexible and agile working arrangements.
- Ongoing professional development and career support.
- Involvement in impactful HR projects on both a local and international scale.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
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