HR Manager

Via Match; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking an experienced HR Manager on a 6-month fixed term contract in London. The role involves leading employee relations cases, co-leading organizational change, and enhancing HR policies and procedures. You will also coach junior HR staff and work closely with business leaders to anticipate workforce needs. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to make a significant impact on HR capabilities and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with complex employee relations cases.
• Strong background in leading HR transformation projects.
• Proven skills in coaching and developing HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead sensitive employee relations cases ensuring compliant outcomes.
• Co-lead change programmes with senior HR leadership.
• Forecast long-term resource needs with business leaders.
• Strengthen management capability through coaching.
• Manage and mentor junior HR team members.

Skills

Employee relations management

Organisational change management

Coaching and mentoring

HR policy development

Job description

About the Position

Join an established professional services firm as an experienced HR Manager on a 6-month fixed term contract , where you will play a crucial role in uplifting HR capacity with a focus on employee experience, retention, and operational quality. This is an exciting opportunity to stabilise the HR function and lead a team while delivering key projects that enhance people operations.

Start Date : Flexible

What You'll Do

Lead complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee relations cases, ensuring compliant, fair, and commercially sound outcomes.

Co‑lead organisational change programmes, including restructures and transformation projects, in partnership with senior HR leadership.

Partner with business leaders to forecast and plan medium- and long-term resource needs.

Strengthen people management capability through coaching, training, and one‑to‑one support.

Review, update, and embed HR policies to ensure legal compliance and organisation-wide consistency.

Support and deliver HR projects involving HRIS enhancements, wellbeing and engagement initiatives, and inclusion and culture programmes.

Line manage and mentor junior HR team members, providing structured coaching to build capability and operational accuracy.

Ensure consistent delivery...