HR Manager - People Strategy & Employee Relations

Metrica Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working two office days per wk

Discretionary bonus and enhanced-pens

Private healthcare after probation

25 days’ annual leave + enhanced paren

Funded CIPD membership

Pension salary sacrifice

Cycle-to-work scheme

Electric car scheme

Gym discount

Job summary

Metrica Recruitment is seeking an HR Manager to lead the employee lifecycle, advise senior stakeholders on workforce planning and change, and oversee reward, recruitment and engagement initiatives.

You will manage one HR team member in a commercially focused, hybrid work environment, balancing employee needs with business priorities and UK employment law.

Qualifications

• Broad HR generalist experience with two years in a senior/management role.
• Experience in consultancy or professional services.
• Strong employee relations expertise and UK employment law knowledge.
• Confident advising senior leaders and coaching managers.
• Commercial awareness and proficiency with HR systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop people strategies aligned with business priorities and workforce needs.
• Advise leaders on organisational design, change and employee relations.
• Manage disciplinary, grievance, capability and redundancy processes.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Coordinate reward, benefits, payroll liaison and learning initiatives.
• Improve engagement, inclusion and wellbeing while managing HR resources.

Skills

HR generalist

People management

Employee relations

UK employment law

Coaching managers

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CIPD Level 5

2:1 degree

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Shape people strategy, influence senior leadership and improve organisational performance in a commercially focused environment. This role combines strategic HR ownership with hands-on delivery, offering genuine responsibility for employee experience and business outcomes.

The Company

Join a growing organisation where effective people management supports commercial success. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, with the autonomy to influence decisions and improve HR processes. The role offers hybrid working, combining office collaboration with flexibility and opportunities to shape the people function.

The Role

As HR Manager, you’ll lead the employee lifecycle, advising senior stakeholders on workforce planning, organisational change and employee relations. You’ll oversee recruitment, performance, reward, compliance and engagement while managing one HR team member.

Your consultancy or professional services experience will help you balance employee needs with commercial priorities. You’ll apply sound judgement to complex people matters, strengthen management capability and ensure HR practices support organisational objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop people strategies aligned with business priorities and workforce needs.
• Advise leaders on organisational design, change and employee relations.
• Manage disciplinary, grievance, capability and redundancy processes.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Coordinate reward, benefits, payroll liaison and learning initiatives.
• Improve engagement, inclusion and wellbeing while managing HR resources.

Benefits and Perks

The organisation offers a competitive package focused on wellbeing, flexibility and professional growth.

• Hybrid working, with two office days per week.
• Discretionary bonus and enhanced employer pension contributions.
• Private healthcare following probation.
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with tenure, plus enhanced parental leave.
• Funded professional development, including CIPD membership.
• Pension salary sacrifice, cycle-to-work scheme, electric car scheme and gym discount.

Requirements

Must-Have

• CIPD Level 5, or 2:1 degree requirement.
• Broad HR generalist experience, including two years in a senior or management role.
• Previous HR experience within a consultancy or professional services organisation.
• Strong employee relations expertise and current UK employment law knowledge.
• Confidence advising senior leaders and coaching managers.
• Commercial awareness and proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office.

Nice-to-Have

• CIPD Level 7 or a relevant degree.
• International HR experience.
• Exposure to TUPE, restructuring, HRIS implementation or change management.

Job Owner: t.stillwell