Senior HR Manager

We are recruiting for a Senior HR Manager to work in partnership with our Disputes, and Corporate & Commercial Practice Groups. This role acts as a Senior Business Partner and trusted adviser to these Groups and will have responsibility for all people-related matters, including:

Strategy and resource planning

• Talent management
• Performance management and salary review
• Employee Relations
• People-related projects

The role works closely with the Partner Group Leads (also board members) will need to have the skills, experience and expertise to act as a trusted adviser, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

The role will have line management responsibility for the Senior People Executive for these Groups and will work closely with them to deliver proactive HR support, delegating activities and areas of responsibility as appropriate.

The role reports to the Associate Director, Advisory and Resourcing, and sits within the People & Talent Development department  role will have line management responsibility for a Senior People Executive and will work closely with the recruitment team, the People Operations team, as well as the other Business Partners within the Advisory team.

• The Group Leader for Disputes, and the Group Leader for Corporate & Commercial; the Partner Team Leaders for the teams that sit within those Groups
• People & Talent Development department; specifically the People Advisory, Recruitment, Learning & Development and People Operations teams
• The Senior People Executive for Disputes, and Corporate & Commercial
• The other Business partners within the Advisory team

• Managing and developing the Senior People Executive within the team
• Overseeing capacity in the team and escalating any potential issues as needed

• Working with key stakeholders across the Disputes, and Corporate & Commercial Groups to deliver proactive HR support, developing strong and trusted relationships
• Supporting the People Director, the Associate Director of Advisory & Resourcing and the broader People leadership team to deliver the firm's People strategy
• Executing the People strategy by working with the Group Leaders to shape resourcing and people development plans
• Overseeing the headcount planning processes for the relevant departments and tracking headcount against the budgeted plan throughout the year
• Participating and/or leading key People projects as required and representing the People Team in cross functional projects.

• Working closely with the Associate Director and the other HR Business Partners to run the performance reviews, and the promotion, salaryand bonus review processes for the relevant groups
• Implementing the firm's talent review process and ensuring that it provides the basis for promotion, development and succession planning conversations
• Providing challenge where necessary at talent review and salary review meetings, ensuring consistency of approach to both performance management and remuneration decisions
• Managing the documentation relating to these processes including promotion proposals, salaryand bonus schedules
• Supporting the annual external salary benchmarking process
• Promoting a culture of honest and constructive feedback and advocating use of the firm's career development tools
• Identifying and mitigating any risks associated with our talent and salary review decisions
• Working with the Learning and Development team to ensure that the L&D strategy is aligned and integrated into the practice

• First point of contact for all employee relations matters in the relevant Groups, escalating issues to the Associate Director, where necessary
• Providing clear advice on firm policies and procedures
• Being a trusted adviser to client groups in relation to change management, restructuring, sickness, conduct and disciplinary issues, grievances, performance management and contract changes
• Ensuring performance management issues are dealt with sensitively, fairly and promptly
• Conducting investigations relating to disciplinary and grievance matters
• Managing disciplinary…