Head of HR

Reed HR are delighted to be working with an established financial services organisation who are seeking an experienced Head of HR to join their successful HR team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a pivotal role, requiring extensive HR generalist experience, MCIPD qualification or equivalent, gained in a complex organisation working across the full employee lifecycle.

The Head of HR will...

• Experience of managing and overseeing complex employee relation cases and tribunals, working with unions and employment lawyers
• Demonstrable leadership and management experience, including identifying and improving policies and procedures and ways of working to ensure high quality services are delivered.
• Experience of designing/developing/contributing to People strategies and translating strategy into action through team performance and objectives
• Experience of working in close collaboration and forming strong relationships with leaders, managers, and stakeholders

The successful Head of HR will have...

• Lead and inspire the People Services & Partnering function and develop a high performing team.
• Lead and manage the People Partners to develop and embed a strategic business partnering model, with the primary role to collaborate, influence and enable business leaders and their teams to deliver their priorities through effective and expert People Planning
• Lead and manage Subject Matter Expert leads with responsibility for operations of their functions
• Lead the review and on-going enhancement of the Employee Relations capability within the People Directorate and across the organisation, ensuring the practices, policies and ways of working are fit for purpose and up to date with employment legislation
• Work with People Directorate Leaders to review and improve the employee and service value proposition which meets the needs of the organisation and delivers effective and efficient solutions to all users
• Lead the review of existing HR systems and technology in collaboration with the People & Culture Strategy Programme recommending improvements including digital solutions that will assist the strategic People agenda and enable best practice and continuous improvement

If this position sounds of interest, please apply now with your most recent C.V.