Employee Relations Lead; Lead

Employee Relations Lead (People Lead) | London – Hybrid (minimum 50% office based)

Ready to lead employee relations in a growing consultancy where judgement, pragmatism and people matter equally?

At Projective Group, we partner with financial services organisations to help them navigate complex change. Our expertise spans payments, data, transformation and risk across consulting, strategy and managed services.

Founded in Belgium in 2006, Projective Group now has more than 1,000 colleagues across Europe, including around 200 in the UK. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced Employee Relations specialist to join our People team as Employee Relations Lead (People Lead).

This role sits at the heart of our UK People function, providing expert guidance on employee relations and employment law matters while helping ensure our policies, processes and people practices continue to evolve as the organisation grows.

As Employee Relations Lead, you will act as the UK authority on employee relations matters, working closely with the UK COO and senior leaders across the business. You will help guide the organisation through complex people matters, ensuring decisions are fair, pragmatic and aligned with both employment law and our company values.

While this role carries leadership influence within the People function, it is also intentionally hands‑on. As a growing consultancy, we are looking for someone who enjoys staying close to the detail, taking ownership of cases, policy development and people governance, while helping shape how our People function continues to mature.

You will work alongside colleagues across recruitment, people development and people operations, providing specialist ER expertise and helping ensure our people practices remain robust, consistent and aligned with both UK legislation and Group standards.

• Acting as the UK subject matter expert on employee relations and employment law matters.
• Advising leaders on complex people issues, balancing legal risk, precedent and business needs.
• Leading and managing sensitive or high‑risk employee relations cases from initial discussion through to resolution.
• Supporting the business in preparing for formal or external legal processes where required, including working with external legal counsel.

• Leading the development and continuous improvement of HR policies and people processes to support the evolving needs of the business.
• Ensuring policies remain aligned with current and emerging employment legislation.
• Supporting consistency and clarity in how policies and processes are applied across the UK business.
• Contributing to external assessments and certifications, including Eco Vadis, by providing strong people compliance documentation and governance.

• Representing the UK in discussions with Group People Leads across the wider European organisation.
• Working closely with the UK COO and senior leaders to ensure people matters are handled thoughtfully and consistently.
• Supporting collaboration across the wider People team, including recruitment, training, people operations and development initiatives.
• Helping ensure our employee Development Framework is consistently applied across the UK, supporting our annual Performance and Reward cycle.
• Contributing to wider initiatives such as wellbeing, DEI, health and safety and gender equity through an employment law and best practice lens.
• Taking a hands‑on role where required across onboarding, offboarding and broader people governance activities.
• Leading or supporting ad‑hoc People team initiatives and projects from concept through to delivery.

You are a confident and pragmatic employee relations professional who enjoys working in an environment where expert judgement and practical action go hand in hand. You are comfortable advising senior leaders, navigating sensitive people matters and ensuring decisions are fair, balanced and commercially sensible.

You are equally comfortable working independently and collaborating across teams, and you enjoy helping shape how people practices evolve as…