Fractional HR Director

Insight Select; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Select is partnering with a rapidly growing financial services and fintech business to appoint an experienced Fractional HR Director.

The role requires leading complex Employee Relations, reviewing HR processes and building a scalable people strategy to support ongoing growth. You will work closely with the leadership team to strengthen systems, governance and alignment with commercial goals, including TUPE considerations where needed.

Qualifications

• Significant experience handling complex Employee Relations matters.
• Experience in high-growth or scaling organisations.
• Experience establishing and improving HR systems, processes and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and resolve an immediate Employee Relations priority.
• Review and strengthen HR processes, policies and governance for a growing organisation.
• Identify gaps in people infrastructure and implement scalable solutions.
• Develop and align the people and growth strategy with commercial ambitions.
• Advise on TUPE where required and manage organisational change.
• Provide senior BAU HR support and act as a trusted adviser to leadership.

Skills

Employee Relations

Strategic HR

Stakeholder management

Tools

HR systems

Job description

We are partnering with a rapidly growing financial services and fintech business to appoint an experienced Fractional HR Director during a pivotal stage of its growth.

Having gone through substantial growth in the last 12 months, the business now requires a senior HR leader who can initially take ownership of a complex employee relations and strategy reviewing HR processes, policies, and procedures and implementing best practice as well as building people strategy to support their ongoing growth trajectory.

The role

Your immediate priority will be to lead and resolve an immediate employee relation issue. As such, we are looking for someone with strongEmployee Relations experience, who is comfortable navigating complex and sensitive situations at senior level and can provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice.

Once the immediate ER priority has been addressed, your remit will broaden considerably. You will work closely with the leadership team to:

• Review and strengthen existing HR systems, processes and policies, ensuring they are fit for a growing organisation.
• Identify gaps within the current people infrastructure and implement scalable, practical solutions.
• Support the development of the wider people and growth strategy, ensuring HR is aligned with the organisation's commercial ambitions.
• Advise on future organisational growth and change, including providing expertise around TUPE where required.
• Provide senior-level BAU HR support and act as a trusted adviser to the leadership team.
• Bring greater structure, consistency and maturity to the organisation's overall people approach.

About you

• Significant experience handling complex ER matters, with the confidence to take ownership from day one.
• Previous experience operating within a high-growth or scaling organisation, ideally having supported a business through a significant increase in headcount.
• Experience establishing and improving HR systems, processes, policies and governance as an organisation matures.
• Strong strategic capability, combined with a willingness to remain hands-on when needed.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience within financial services, fintech, professional services or another regulated environment beneficial, although not essential.

This would suit somebody who enjoys joining businesses at a point of significant change, solving immediate and complex people challenges, and then putting in place the foundations needed to support sustainable growth.

Location: London, hybrid working