HR Generalist

Location: Greater London

# HR Generalist
** ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions
** is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you have ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you have probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries and over 52,000 colleagues worldwide.

Our expertise in customer journey mapping, innovation, and service design leads to the invention of new solutions that create value for our clients and exceptional experiences for their end users. We have a fantastic opportunity for a
** HR Generalist.
**** Your Role in Keeping the Future in Safe Hands...
** Reporting to the Managing Director, DS Security Group UK, with a dotted-line relationship to the Director of Human Resources for the Self-Storage Business Area, the HR Generalist serves as the primary day-to-day HR contact for DS Security Group UK and provides hands-on HR support across the Self-Storage Business Area as needed.

The HR Generalist works closely with UK business leaders, managers, employees, Finance, and the broader HR team to ensure consistent HR operations, practical application of company policies, alignment with UK employment practices, and a positive employee experience. The role requires sound judgment, strong execution, attention to detail, confidentiality, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with appropriate independence in a small business-unit environment.
** Key Responsibilities in Your Role...
** This role serves as a trusted hands-on HR partner within the business, with ownership of payroll coordination, benefits administration, employee lifecycle processes, HR systems, employee relations support, policy administration, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
** HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle*
* • Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employment documentation, contract variations, background checks, reference management, system updates, and employee communications.
• Own HRIS administration for the UK business, ensuring employee data accuracy, timely updates, and reliable reporting across HR and payroll systems.
• Own payroll-related HR activities, including data validation, payroll submissions, time and attendance review, payroll change documentation, employee payroll queries, and coordination with Finance and payroll providers.
• Administer employee benefits, including pension, private medical insurance, death in service, employee enrolments, qualifying life events, employee inquiries, provider invoices, renewals, and service coordination.
** Employee & Manager Support*
* • Serve as a trusted first point of contact for employee and manager HR-related questions, support requests, and day-to-day people matters.
• Provide practical guidance to managers and employees on HR processes, company policies, performance management, goal-setting, probation, absence, conduct, capability, and employee development processes.
• Support employee relations matters, including documentation, meeting preparation, investigations, absence management, disciplinary and grievance administration, follow-up actions, and escalation of complex or higher-risk matters to HR leadership.
** Compliance & Employment Practices*
* • Support compliance with UK employment legislation, company policies, internal HR processes, and applicable Group standards.
• Partner with HR leadership and Finance to support audit readiness, payroll controls, right-to-work documentation, employee record compliance, and other compliance-related activities.
• Coordinate immigration and sponsorship administration where applicable, including documentation, compliance checks, renewals, and liaison with internal or external stakeholders.
** Operational Excellence & Process Improvement*
* • Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, workflows, documentation, controls, and operational efficiencies; involve the appropriate stakeholders and see improvements through completion.
• Support implementation of new HR processes, systems, tools, and…