HR Manager

Smart Spaces; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning Prop Tech company is seeking a dynamic HR Manager to shape and deliver a people strategy that fosters a high-performing, inclusive culture. In this pivotal role, you will manage the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment to offboarding, while ensuring alignment with the company's growth plans. Join a rapidly growing team committed to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will help build smarter, greener workspaces. If you're passionate about HR and eager to make a difference in a thriving environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance Cover

Optical Care

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training & Education

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Employee Discounts & Reward Programme

Qualifications

• 5+ years in HR generalist role within a UK scale-up.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Experience in recruitment and onboarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a people strategy aligned with business goals.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding.
• Act as an advisor on employee relations and performance management.

Skills

HR Generalist Experience

UK Employment Law

Recruitment Management

Employee Relations

Digital HR Systems

Coaching and Advising

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Human Resources

Tools

HR Management Software

Job description

Smart Workplace | this changes everything

Control your environment, engage your workplace community, offer secure and fully hands-free access to your building. Smart Spaces app allows you to conduct every aspect of your working day, in and around your building, all from your mobile device.

Smart Spaces Operating System elevates building intelligence, providing a secure and cloud-based IoT platform that interfaces with the data present within modern building systems.

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Discover how it all began, where we are headed and our commitments to clients and partners.

As an award-winning, industry-leading Prop Tech company, we develop pioneering tech platforms for building management systems’ control and communication, optimising environments for people and the planet.

Currently a rapidly growing and successful scale-up, we seek talented and highly motivated individuals ready to help us elevate our business to the next level.

Smart Spaces is hiring its first in-house HR Manager, marking an exciting step forward in the company’s growth.

This standalone role will be responsible for shaping and delivering a people strategy that supports a high-performing, inclusive, and values-led culture.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the HR Manager will take ownership of the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to offboarding, and act as a trusted partner to managers across the business. The role is hands-on and strategic in equal measure, requiring someone who is proactive, pragmatic, digitally confident, and experienced in handling a broad range of HR matters with confidence and care.

As a scaling company, this role is central to embedding structure, consistency, and clarity into all aspects of how we attract, manage, and develop our people, while still allowing room for flexibility, innovation, and individuality. The successful candidate will also take ownership of the people-related elements of our EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), supporting team accountability and alignment as we continue to grow.

The role is based in London with a hybrid working pattern (3+ days per week in-office).

Role Requirements (Essential):

• 5+ years’ experience in a standalone or senior HR generalist role within a UK-based scale-up or fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and experience handling a range of employee relations issues.
• End-to-end experience managing recruitment, onboarding, performance frameworks, and employee development.
• Digital-first mindset with experience selecting and implementing HR systems.
• Confidence coaching and advising managers, with strong influencing and communication skills.
• High levels of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Organised and resilient, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain clarity in a fast-moving environment.
• Motivated by the opportunity to take ownership and build on the foundations already in place, strengthening people practices in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Role Requirements (Desirable):

• Experience with third-party payroll management and benefits administration.

Role Responsibilities:

• People Strategy and Culture: Develop and deliver a people strategy that aligns with Smart Spaces’ business goals and reflects its values, growth plans, and culture.
• Employee Lifecycle Management: Design and lead structured processes across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment, onboarding, probation and appraisals to development, promotion, and offboarding.
• Recruitment and Employer Branding: Partner with hiring managers to scope roles, write job descriptions, plan headcount, and deliver targeted, efficient hiring campaigns.
• Onboarding and Induction: Design and manage an engaging, structured onboarding experience that ensures every new starter is set up for success — whether remote, hybrid, or office-based.
• Performance Management and Development: Work with managers to set individual and team goals aligned to company priorities, and to follow through with development plans, recognition, and performance interventions as needed.
• Employee Relations and HR Advisory: Act as the go-to internal advisor on employee relations matters, providing confident, commercially sound guidance on performance, absence, conduct, wellbeing, and grievances.
• Payroll, Benefits and HR Systems: Manage Smart Spaces’ third-party payroll provider, ensuring accurate monthly submissions, compliance with HMRC requirements, and timely issue resolution.
• Manager Coaching and Capability Building: Act as a coach and partner to line managers, providing ongoing support to improve people management capability across the business.
• Workforce Planning and Organisation Design: Shape people practices that support performance, connection, and wellbeing across a distributed workforce.
• CSR, Accreditations & Workplace Wellbeing: Lead Smart Spaces’ drive to B Corp accreditation, ensuring policies and practices align with certification standards, and managing ongoing compliance for re-assessment cycles.

Company:

We believe it’s our strong commitment to our values that sets us apart and defines who we are. They are at the heart of everything we do, whether it’s our commitment to our clients or each other, and we welcome candidates that share this ethos.

Our Values

• We care and are conscientious.
• We are personable and respectful.
• We are passionate and enthusiastic.

If you share in our values and feel you can contribute towards making our company the best it can be, then join us and help build the future of greener, smarter, and more connected workspaces.

Diversity and inclusion

We celebrate our friendly, diverse, and inclusive team and highly value the diversity of thought and creativity this brings. A broad-minded team is open to innovation and ideas that benefit us all.

When recruiting, we ensure that applicants are chosen based on their merit and ability and are treated equally, irrespective of disabilities, race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or marital status.

5+ years’ experience in a standalone or senior HR generalist role within a UK-based scale-up or fast-paced environment.

Work Location:

Hybrid

Ability to commute/relocate:

Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance cover
• Optical care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training & education
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Employee discounts & reward programme

Schedule:

8-hour daytime shift from 9am-6pm

Monday to Friday

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