HR Manager - Creative Media (Hybrid UK/EMEA)

Panavision; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Panalux, part of Panavision, is seeking an experienced HR Manager for the Hayes team. You will partner with leaders across UK sites, managing recruitment, employee relations, and lifecycle activities from onboarding to offboarding.

Based in Hayes with a hybrid pattern (4 days in the office, 1 day remote) and occasional travel to London/South East, you’ll drive learning initiatives, performance processes, and HR projects while ensuring UK compliance and people-first outcomes.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above.
• 5+ years of professional HR experience, ideally within a generalist HR Manager or HR Business Partner capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances, disciplinary processes, performance management, restructures, and organisational change.
• Experience leading recruitment activities and supporting the full employee lifecycle.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to managers and employees across multiple UK businesses.
• Manage the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contracts, probation, employee mobility, and offboarding.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment activities across the UK and Ireland, from sourcing and screening candidates through offer management and onboarding.
• Partner with leaders on employee engagement, performance reviews, talent development, succession planning, and organisational change initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, and performance management cases.
• Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and company policies.
• Support the implementation of EMEA and global HR initiatives and projects.
• Drive culture, recognition, and organisational effectiveness programmes that support a high-performance environment.
• Support learning and development initiatives, including training, inductions, and leadership development programmes.
• Leverage HR data and analytics to support workforce planning and business decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with HR, Payroll, and Finance teams across the wider business.
• Contribute to HR transformation projects, including future HRIS implementation and process improvements.
• Deputise for the EMEA HR Director when required.
• Travel occasionally to other company locations across London and the South East as business needs require

Skills

CIPD Level 5+

Generalist HR

UK employment law

Recruitment leadership

Employee relations

Learning & development

HRIS systems

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Panalux, part of Panavision, is seeking an experienced HR Manager for the Hayes team. You will partner with leaders across UK sites, managing recruitment, employee relations, and lifecycle activities from onboarding to offboarding.

Based in Hayes with a hybrid pattern (4 days in the office, 1 day remote) and occasional travel to London/South East, you’ll drive learning initiatives, performance processes, and HR projects while ensuring UK compliance and people-first outcomes.