HR Manager

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 PA
Full‑time / Permanent
Hybrid working – 3 days office, 2 days working from home.
Manchester based.

We are looking to recruit an experienced HR professional to partner with our Business Services leaders and managers to deliver a modern, effective people service. The role focuses on the coaching, upskilling and enablement of managers on routine people matters within the business services teams, while providing expert oversight for higher‑risk or complex cases to protect consistency, compliance, and drive more value‑add activities to improve employee experience and high‑performance culture across the teams.

Our HR Team is spread across our London, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Ireland, Warsaw, Amsterdam and Dubai offices. The team is made up of various smaller teams including Learning and Development, Resourcing, Early Careers, HR Operations, HR Business Partnering and the CSR and Diversity team. This role is within the HR Business Partnering team. You can expect to work cohesively with the wider HR Team and key stakeholders across the firm providing guidance, support and coaching.

The business prides themselves on continual improvement and innovation and therefore you will be pivotal to drive forward fresh initiatives, annual processes and projects. You can expect a varied, fast‑paced and diverse role within a collegiate, dynamic and friendly team. The business has a modern approach to work and offers excellent opportunities for learning, training and career development.

As an HR Manager, you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers, delivering pragmatic, commercially focused HR support aligned to our strategy and organisational values. This is a broad and impactful role, covering the full employee lifecycle while driving improvements in HR practices, capability, and experience across the business.

• Partner with leaders and managers to provide clear, practical HR advice that supports business objectives and reinforces organisational values.
• Work with the relevant Management team(s) to ensure we have appropriate resourcing plans in place.
• Ensure high standards of recruitment practice by coaching those new to interviewing and ensuring appropriate feedback is provided.
• Ensure new joiners have a smooth onboarding experience.
• Develop a strong understanding for the key reasons people are leaving the firm and report back to relevant managers as and when appropriate, as well as taking active measures to try and prevent or stem future leavers.
• Lead the strategic talent agenda across business areas, ensuring engagement and commitment from relevant management teams to maintain fair and consistent people processes and raise awareness of key initiatives.
• Lead the annual salary review process for all employees and Partners, working closely with relevant management teams and key line managers to ensure strategic decisions are made that appropriately motivate and reward staff, and address key retention areas.

• Work closely with the Senior ER Manager, other Business Services HR Managers and Head of HR to design and implement changes to HR services across the business.
• Upskill, coach, and enable managers to confidently and effectively manage people matters, ensuring a consistent, fair, and high‑quality employee experience across performance, capability, probation, wellbeing, attendance, family leave and other areas.
• Enable early action on low performance and probation, providing hands‑on support for complex or higher‑risk outcomes.
• Strengthen end‑to‑end probation processes with clear expectations, regular review checkpoints and robust documentation for extensions or role suitability decisions.
• Partner with managers on wellbeing cases sensitively, balancing compassion with operational needs and providing guidance on reasonable adjustments, referral routes (e.g., Occupational Health/EAP where applicable), and attendance improvement planning.
• Support managers and employees across maternity, adoption, shared parental and other family leave…