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Head of HR

Hays HRNorthamptonshire🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This high-profile Head of HR role offers an incredible opportunity to shape people strategy and drive tangible business outcomes within a large, complex organization, with the flexibility of a hybrid work model. You'll thrive here if you're a commercially minded HR leader with a passion for strategic workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve impactful results. Apply now to leverage your expertise and make a significant contribution!

Quick overview

SeniorityLeader
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationNorthamptonshire, United Kingdom
Workforce PlanningEmployee EngagementSuccession Planning

Job description

Permanent Head of HRWe're partnering with a large, complex multi-site organisation to appoint an experienced Head of HR. Reporting to the HR Director, this is a high-profile leadership role where you'll help translate People strategy into tangible business outcomes across a national operation.This opportunity would suit a commercially minded HR leader who enjoys balancing strategic workforce planning, governance, organisational effectiveness and transformation with hands-on operational delivery.Home Based with National Travel (East Midlands location preferred)
Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the organisation's People Operating Review, providing workforce insight, risk analysis and strategic recommendations.
  • Drive workforce planning, succession planning and organisational capability initiatives.
  • Develop and utilise People Analytics to support business decision-making and future workforce requirements.
  • Strengthen HR governance, compliance, policies and assurance frameworks.
  • Improve HR service delivery, processes, operating models and organisational effectiveness.
  • Lead and support organisational change, restructures, organisational design and transformation programmes.
  • Partner with senior operational leaders to drive engagement, performance and workforce capability.
  • Champion inclusion, employee engagement and continuous improvement across the People Function.

About You

  • Proven experience as a Head of HR within a complex, multi-site commercial environment.
  • Strong background in workforce planning, organisational design and change management.
  • Experience translating people strategy into measurable business outcomes.
  • Strong analytical capability, using workforce data to influence decisions and identify trends.
  • Experience improving HR governance, controls, policies and operating models.
  • Confident influencing and challenging senior leaders.
  • Experience within facilities management, manufacturing, logistics or similar environments would be advantageous.
  • CIPD Level 7 or above or equivalent experience.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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