People Operations Manager Job Colchester area,England UK,HR/Recruitment

We’re building something powerful. Let’s build it together.

We've delivered high-performance embedded computing solutions for four decades across industries including defence, telecoms, and aerospace.

We’re proud to be experts in what we do and we're looking for a brilliant People Operations Manager to help shape how our People function scales for the future.

The Role

Reporting to the VP People & Comms, you'll play a critical role in creating the infrastructure, systems and processes that enable our people and business to thrive. You'll have the opportunity to build, improve and innovate across every aspect of People Operations, creating a function that is efficient, modern, data-driven and genuinely people-focused.

This is a role for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking with operational excellence. You'll love improving processes, using data to drive decisions, leveraging automation, and creating scalable solutions that make life easier for our people, managers and leadership teams.

What will I be delivering? 1. Building for scale

As we continue to grow, you'll develop and strengthen the operational framework that supports our people strategy. You'll bring structure, consistency and simplicity to processes while ensuring we remain agile as the business evolves.

2. Owning our people systems and data

You'll lead the ongoing development of our people systems, including HiBob and Culture
15, ensuring our data is accurate, insightful and supports great decision-making.
You'll champion data integrity, reporting and process improvements across the employee lifecycle.

3. Leading key people processes

You’ll oversee the successful delivery of critical annual and cyclical processes across the group including:

Performance and development reviews
Salary and bonus review
Share awards
Benefit renewal and enhancement activities across the group
Employee BPSS checks

4. Creating a brilliant employee experience

You'll be passionate about creating moments that matter, helping to build an employee experience that is engaging, inclusive and reflective of who we are as a business.
You'll champion a people-first approach, combining data, feedback and insight to help us create an exceptional place to work.

5. Employee relations and policy governance

You'll provide expert support and guidance on employee relations matters while ensuring our policies, procedures and practices remain compliant, aligned and people-focused.

6. People Team Management

Lead and develop the Talent Partner, creating a high-performing and collaborative team that operates across the group.
Provide strategic oversight and guidance on Talent Acquisition, ensuring hiring plans align to business priorities, future capability requirements and workforce plans.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for an experienced People Operations leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

You’ll bring:

Significant experience leading People Operations or People Services functions
Excellent knowledge of employment law, GDPR and HR compliance
Experience managing reward, benefits and annual people cycles
Strong employee relations experience
A passion for process improvement and operational excellence
A data-driven mindset and strong analytical skills
Experience supporting international work forces
The ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels

Benefits for working at Concurrent

25 days holidays + bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme.
Annual profit share bonus.
Cycle to work, Home & Tech and car salary sacrifice schemes.
Death in service benefit & income protection.
Employee assistance programme and virtual GP.
Employee referral scheme.
Enhanced parental leave.
Generous company pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
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