Head of HR Services UK

Uniper; Coleshill Heath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Birmingham seeks an experienced Head of HR Services to lead the HR & Payroll operations. You will ensure high-quality service delivery while managing compliance with employment law. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in HR service delivery, proven leadership skills, and a commitment to service excellence. Attractive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive working culture await you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Personal development and learning opportunities

Enhanced company pension

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Electric vehicle charging

In house Occupational Health Services

Company funded Private Medical Insurance

Performance related benefits

Flexible benefits such as Dental and Life Insurance

Future career opportunities with a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in HR service delivery and payroll management.
• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• Expert knowledge of UK employment law and payroll legislation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Demonstrable track record of process improvement.
• High attention to detail and commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage HR & Payroll operations.
• Oversee employee lifecycle activities like onboarding and offboarding.
• Ensure compliant monthly payroll delivery.
• Champion excellent service delivery and technological innovation.
• Manage vendor relationships related to HR and payroll services.

Skills

HR service delivery

Payroll management

Leadership

Compliance with UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

CIPP / CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our organisation as the Head of HR Services, based in Birmingham, UK. This pivotal role will lead the HR & Payroll operations, ensuring seamless support and high-quality service delivery to our employees, the business, and key stakeholders.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Lead and manage HR & Payroll operations, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery across the organisation.
• Oversee the strategic delivery of all key activities within the employee lifecycle, such as onboarding and offboarding, contractual changes, annual pay and benefit cycles etc.
• Ensure the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll on a monthly basis.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external legislation, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of employment law, payroll regulations, and industry trends, ensuring the organisation remains compliant and competitive.
• Represent HR Services and lead collaborative engagements with international teams to drive strategic developments, with a key focus on advancing our people strategy.
• Champion a culture of excellent service delivery, technological innovation, and continuous learning; driving continuous improvement to enhance employee experience and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior management and other stakeholders to identify and implement best practices within HR Services.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts related to HR and payroll services, ensuring value for money and quality standards.

Your profile

• Extensive experience in HR service delivery and payroll management, ideally in a large or complex organisation.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
• Expert knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practices, and payroll legislation, with a commitment to compliance.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Demonstrable track record of process improvement and change management.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to service excellence.
• CIPP / CIPD qualification or equivalent is highly desirable.

Your qualities

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas :

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• IIn house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!