Fractional People Director: Lead Strategy & Growth

People Puzzles Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Marketing and lead generation support

CPD and professional development

Autonomy of self-employment within a 1

Job summary

People Puzzles Ltd is seeking an experienced People Director or senior HR consultant for a flexible portfolio career across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. You will lead people strategy, support business leaders, and help organisations transform through their people.

This role offers autonomy while benefitting from our national brand, collaborative network, and marketing/lead generation support to build a thriving consulting practice.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in senior HR leadership (HR Director/CHRO/CPO).
• Comfortable operating at Board level and with business leaders.
• Strong ability to translate people strategy into business outcomes.
• Experience driving transformation and culture initiatives.
• Skilled with HR technology and data analytics to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement people strategies aligned to business goals.
• Partner with Boards and senior teams to shape direction.
• Lead organisational change, transformation and culture initiatives.
• Enhance leadership capability and build high-performing teams.
• Design operating models and talent plans that drive growth.

Skills

HR leadership

Board-level collaboration

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Digital/AI in HR

Tools

HR tech tools

Job description

People Puzzles Ltd is seeking an experienced People Director or senior HR consultant for a flexible portfolio career across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. You will lead people strategy, support business leaders, and help organisations transform through their people.

This role offers autonomy while benefitting from our national brand, collaborative network, and marketing/lead generation support to build a thriving consulting practice.