Employee Relations Team Manager

Connells Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking an exceptional ER Team Manager to join their People Team during a pivotal transformation. This role involves leading a team of ER Specialists to deliver a people-focused service while ensuring legal compliance. Ideal candidates will be positive, resilient, and data-driven, ready to make impactful decisions and foster collaboration across the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading teams and managing employee relations.
• Strong resilience and confidence in decision-making.
• Ability to inspire and build trust during organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the ER team to provide outstanding support.
• Serve as the expert for complex and high-risk employee relations cases.
• Collaborate to support transformation within the People Team.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Team collaboration

Empathy

Data analysis

Job description

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Are you ready to lead with purpose, inspire with positivity, and drive real impact? We're looking for anexceptional ER Team Managerto join our People Team during a time of pivotal transformation.

This is more than just a management role-it's a chance to shape the future of Employee Relations in a business that's evolving fast. You'll lead a team of ER Specialists, delivering a service that's not only legally sound and commercially sharp, but also deeply people-focused.

What You'll Do

• Lead and coach your team to deliver outstanding ER support across the business.
• Be the go-to expert for complex and high-risk cases, bringing clarity and confidence to decision-making.
• Collaborate across the People Team to embed new ways of working and support our transformation journey.

Who You Are

We're not looking for passengers-we're looking fordrivers. You will be:

• Unapologetically positive: You bring energy, optimism, and a can-do attitude to everything you do.
• Strong and resilient: You don't shy away from challenge-you lean into it. You're confident in your decisions and not afraid to push for what's right.
• Inspiring: You lift others up, build trust, and bring people with you-even through change.
• Business-focused: You understand the bigger picture and deliver solutions that make sense for the business and its people.
• Obsessed with simplicity and pace: You cut through complexity, keep things moving fast, and focus on what really matters.
• People-first in everything you do: You lead with empathy, champion fairness, and support a culture where our colleagues feel heard, valued and supported.
• Data-driven: You love using insight to shape smarter decisions and better outcomes.

If you're ready to lead with passion, challenge with purpose, and deliver with impact-we want to hear from you.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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