HR Operations Manager

Oakleaf Partnership; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm seeks an HR Operations Manager for a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. The role involves managing the employee life cycle across the UK, Europe, and Asia, ensuring efficient onboarding and offboarding processes, and driving process improvements. Candidates should have solid HR Operations experience, preferably in a law firm, and a strong understanding of Workday to lead the HR team effectively. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in HR Operations, preferably in an international law firm.
• Experience with Workday is essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the employee life cycle across multiple regions.
• Provide leadership to the HR Operations team.
• Ensure GDPR compliance for HR systems.

Skills

HR Operations Experience

Workday

Interpersonal Skills

Process Improvement

People Management

Job description

We are partnered with a global law firm in their recruitment of an HR Operations Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover an upcoming period of maternity leave. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Operations professional looking to step up into a management role.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the full employee life cycle across the UK, Europe, and Asia. You will play a key role in ensuring seamless onboarding and offboarding processes, maintaining data integrity within the HRIS system, and driving efficiencies within HR operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the HR Operations team across Europe and Asia, with direct line management of an HR Administrator.
• Act as an Workday Champion, oversee data integrity and processes within the HRIS, ensuring accuracy across all employee life cycle transactions.
• Manage onboarding and offboarding experiences in partnership with stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational workflows.
• Partner with HR Managers, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and other teams to ensure smooth delivery of services.
• Oversee GDPR compliance for HR systems and manage the HR Data Inventory Register.
• Manage vendor relationships, including background check providers.
• Support time tracking upgrades and implementations across international offices.
• Contribute to strategic HR initiatives alongside the HR leadership team.
• Ensure compliance with audit standards and personnel file management.

Key Skills:

• Solid experience in HR Operations, preferably in an international law firm or similar professional service environment.
• Experience with Workday is essential
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the business.
• Process improvement mindset and ability to provide data insights and analytics.
• Experience in people management.

Hybrid working available.