Human Resources Manager

My client, a leading Corporate Law Firm, with offices worldwide, are looking to hire a HR Manager to cover a maternity leave, on a 12 month FTC basis. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a highly regarded international professional services organisation, partnering with senior leaders to drive people strategy, talent development and organisational performance within a key practice area.

This role is based in London and reports directly to the Head of HR, working closely with a dedicated HR Advisor and the wider People team

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As HR Manager, you will act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring that people strategies align with business objectives and support a high-performance, inclusive culture. You will play a pivotal role in shaping talent initiatives, workforce planning, employee engagement, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and organisational effectivenes

s.Working in a sophisticated, fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, you will influence senior leaders and help deliver strategic HR initiatives that support both business growth and employee developmen

t.
Key Responsibiliti

• es:
  Partner with senior stakeholders to develop and implement people strategies aligned with business objecti
• ves.Provide insight and challenge to ensure people plans remain relevant, actionable and commercially focu
• sed.Utilise workforce data and trends to inform decision-making and support organisational plann
• ing.Coach and support senior leaders in developing their people management and leadership capabilit
• ies.Advise on employee engagement, communication strategies and organisational effectiven
• ess.Promote effective coaching and mentoring programmes across the busin
• ess.Anticipate emerging people trends and recommend proactive soluti
• ons.Develop and implement talent management strategies to identify, develop and retain high-potential employ
• ees.Support career development initiatives and succession planning activit
• ies.Drive action plans resulting from employee engagement feedback and surv
• eys.Ensure employees receive a positive and developmental career experie
• nce.Support leaders through performance review and calibration proces
• ses.Embed a culture of regular, honest and constructive feedb
• ack.Ensure consistency and fairness in performance assessments, reward decisions and promotion outco
• mes.Guide managers in setting meaningful objectives aligned to business go
• als.Lead discussions around team structure, workforce planning and organisational des
• ign.Partner with recruitment teams on hiring strategies, lateral recruitment and talent pipeli
• nes.Monitor attrition trends and implement retention initiatives where appropri
• ate.Support early careers and qualification pathways to ensure a strong future talent pipel
• ine.Act as a key escalation point for complex employee relations matt

ers.
The successful candidate will pos

• sess:Proven HR Business Partner or HR Manager experience within a global, matrixed organisa
• tion.Strong experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership l
• evel.Demonstrable expertise across talent management, employee engagement, organisational development and performance manage
• ment.Sound knowledge of employee relations and UK employment legisla
• tion.Experience using HR data and analytics to drive business decis
• ions.Commercial awareness and an understanding of business priori
• ties.Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management sk
• ills.Strong coaching and influencing abilities, with confidence to challenge constructi
• vely.A collaborative, solutions-focused approach and excellent relationship-building sk
• ills.Adaptability, resilience and a high level of professional judge

ment.
Why

• apply?Opportunity to join a prestigious global professional services organis
• ation.Exposure to senior leadership and strategic business initia
• tives.A collaborative, inclusive and high-performing cu
• lture.Flexible and agile working arrange
• ments.Ongoing professional development and career su
• pport.Involvement in impactful HR projects on both a local and international
• scale.Competitive salary and benefits pa