HR Director

People Puzzles; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join People Puzzles, a leading HR consultancy, as a fractional People Director in London. This role offers the chance to work with SMEs, delivering strategic HR solutions that drive real change. Ideal for dynamic leaders seeking a flexible work-life balance while influencing business growth across diverse sectors.

Benefits

Access to a community of People Directors

Continuous Professional Development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience guiding strategic direction and influencing senior executives.
• Strong people skills necessary for effective HR leadership.
• Experience in investor-backed businesses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR solution delivery and business strategy alignment.
• Accountability for managing client portfolios and ensuring quality service.
• Collaborate with marketing to attract new clients.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Relationship building

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent

Job description

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Commercial, dynamic, energetic, creative, curious, pragmatic, influential, inspiring, kind.... do these words describe you? If yes, then this is a fantastic opportunity to join and collaborate with like-minded HR Director superstars in the People Puzzles Fractional community.

Where?

Our London team is now looking to add some more team members to join us to service clients across the whole of London including the East (and City/Docklands), West, North and South.

Who are you?

A highly successful CPO/People/HR Director that loves to help businesses unlock their potential and drive through people solutions that change lives. You might be looking for an alternative to corporate life and are excited to work with SME businesses/entrepreneurial leaders on a fractional basis?

Yes, you are technically (HR) astute, but notably you understand business and feel completely at home building and executing a business strategy to flow through to a People strategy.

You may want more control over your working life? Perhaps you have dipped your toe into the consulting world... and now you are looking to take the plunge? You love to collaborate and you are looking to join a network of like-minded, commercial People Directors who are there to support each other and ultimately SME business owners.

You enjoy building trusting relationships across all levels and are comfortable influencing at board level. You like your 'trusted advisor/professional friend' status and have excellent stakeholder management skills.

You are seeking to have a more flexible work-life balance with good earnings potential. You want to control how many days you work (with the earnings potential that matches it).

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy discovering innovative, commercially viable solutions while engaging everyone in the process. In essence, you are a catalyst for action, leveraging your intelligence, charisma, and vibrant energy to get things done.

And what about us?

We are a team of dedicated people experts and a prestigious, award-winning leader in the People Director space across the UK. Our mission is to deliver strategic HR services and transformative people solutions that truly make a difference in the lives of flourishing SMEs. With nearly 90 board-level Portfolio People Directors collaborating with over 300 clients, our impact is significant—and we’re excited to keep expanding!

Requirements

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of HR solutions to our client businesses assigned to you; business and strategic HR planning, culture change, business transformation, change management, leadership development, organisational design, D&I, wellbeing, L&D and Talent Management
• Full accountability for managing your portfolio of clients and working in partnership with the whole team to ensure a first-class HR service is provided
• Work with the Regional Director and our marketing team to support the process for attracting and gaining new clients
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience inputting into the strategic direction of the business & partnering with the Board & Senior Executive team
• Ideally be CIPD (L7) qualified or equivalent
• Experience in investor-backed businesses
• A strong “people person” with a natural ability to lead teams and nurture and build relationships
• Credible and able to “connect” with and influence SME sector business owners
• Organised, dependable and progressive - you genuinely love and seek out new ways to work and embrace technology
• Commercial - you are a business person "who does HR". You see the big picture
• Pragmatic, you work strategically but are happy to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in
• A great listener, and even better at asking great questions, you’ll wake up every day and think “how do I add value and do something special for my clients today?”
  
  

Benefits

We believe in “Team”. We attract individuals who can put their energies into being part of our team and fully embrace all aspects of working as part of our local and national teams.

You Too Could Change Your Work-life Like Shaun

Meet the Shaun, one of our fantastic People Directors who works in our London team.

"...Freedom to do the work I love doing and add value to clients' growth journeys..."

Network: you will have access to an amazing community of People Directors who are always ready to support each other. In addition to this, we have carefully chosen strategic national partnerships that enhance our services and provide support to our People Directors. It's a #win-win situation!

CPD: We provide year-round CPD offerings tailored to our team's feedback and the evolving business landscape, empowering them to create innovative solutions that add significant value to our SME clients. At People Puzzles, we always embrace the ethos of continuous learning and growth. #Still Learning.

We are proud of our culture. Our four core values "win/win, always passionate, still learning and be pragmatic" provide the foundation on which the culture is built. We seek individuals who are aligned with our culture and values.

We have a creative marketing team that is constantly brainstorming ideas to boost awareness and generate new opportunities. This allows you to focus on delivering exceptional results for your clients.

Sales and business development: Our sales team of Regional Directors do the heavy-lifting to find you the clients. Like anything though, the more you put in, the more you will get out so we ask for your support throughout your Puzzles journey.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced business professional or consultant with the ability to deliver professional HR services to the SME sector around London.

There is some scope for client work to be remote, although most client work is onsite so interested applicants will need to be within easy commute of all the areas listed above.

If you are shortlisted you will be required to complete a behavioural assessment and a background/identity check.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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