Human Resources Manager

HR Manager – London (hybrid, 3 days onsite) - London

Are you a curious, commercially minded People professional looking for your next step? We’re looking for a Junior People Business Partner to join a growing organisation and play a key role in supporting leaders, managers and teams across the business.

Reporting to the HR Director, you’ll combine hands-on HR business partnering with exciting people projects, giving you the opportunity to build your experience across the full employee lifecycle while making a genuine impact on the wider People agenda.

What you’ll be doing:

Business Partnering

• Partner with leaders and managers across functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance and Innovation.
• Provide practical, commercially focused HR advice across performance, development, recruitment and reward.
• Coach and challenge managers to build their confidence and capability.
• Identify people risks and opportunities and take ownership of solutions.

Performance & Talent

• Support the annual performance and talent cycle, including performance reviews and succession planning.
• Help managers identify development opportunities, address performance challenges and build high-performing teams.
• Support manager training and development initiatives.

Culture & Engagement

• Help turn employee survey feedback into meaningful action.
• Support initiatives focused on engagement, inclusion, DEI and company values.
• Contribute to creating a positive, high-performing workplace culture.

Reward & Recruitment

• Lead recruitment activity for your supported teams and advise managers on resourcing needs.
• Support salary benchmarking and annual pay review processes.
• Ensure core People processes are delivered consistently and effectively.

Strategic Projects

• Work closely with the HR Director on business-wide People priorities and strategic projects.
• Take ownership of project workstreams, coordinate stakeholders and drive initiatives through to completion.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll have experience in a generalist People/HR role, with exposure to areas such as recruitment, performance management and supporting managers. You’ll also bring:

• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously.
• Confidence working with people data, identifying trends and turning insight into practical recommendations.
• A CIPD qualification or a commitment to working towards one would be desirable.