HR Operations Manager – 12 month maternity cover

Imagination; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in consultancy and brand experiences seeks an HR Operations Manager for a 12-month maternity cover. You will design and manage processes critical to the employee life cycle, ensuring consistency and a positive experience. This part-time role requires strong HRIS expertise, engaging interpersonal skills, and a commitment to operational excellence within a global context.

Benefits

Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

In-Office Gym

Life Insurance 4 x salary

25 days annual leave

Generous Family Leave policies

Hybrid Working

Wellness webinars

Educational webinars

Company events and socials

Qualifications

• Technical expert on HiBob HRIS.
• Experience with annual pay review processes.
• Strong understanding of employee life cycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Design/manage processes for employee lifecycle events.
• Contribute to global people strategy.
• Handle benefits administration and analytics.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Process improvement

Operational efficiency

Education

Experience with HiBob HRIS

Good level of employment law expertise

Experience in a global organisation

Job description

HR Operations Manager – 12 month maternity cover

Contract / Temp Operations – People & Culture

The overall purpose of this role is to ensure that for each key moment that matters in the employee life cycle we have a fully defined process and that it is monitored to ensure it delivers the best experience for the employee having consistency and fairness for all. This role is integral to running integrated systems and processes making sure all people decisions are based on insights and in line with our company culture.

This position is part-time, with a four-day work week.

Key Responsibilities

• Design/implement/manage the end to end process for every moment that matters for employees, ie onboarding, learning & development, annual pay/bonus reviews, off boarding, HRIS etc
• Active member of the Global People & Culture group, ensuring that decisions about enhancements/changes to the process/practices for the moments that matter are captured and fully communicated & understood by all employees
• Contribute to global people strategy alongside the regional P&C Partners
• Manage online LMS and reviewing annual cycles, reviewing/improving content and working with local P&C Partners to roll-out new training
• Able to build and maintain a set of People data dashboards to help support the P&C Partners better, more effective people based decision making
• Able to design and maintain a suite of people policies and processes which support our people, our company culture and commercial goals (globally)
• Will be able to skip level between acting strategically and advising the P&C Partners as well as rolling sleeves up to get things done when necessary
• Must be able to demonstrate process improvement and operational efficiency – must demonstrate value for money decision making
• Responsibility for ad-hoc projects such as Employee Surveys, pay review etc.
• Benefits administration including reporting, analysis, comms and support to the wider organisation

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A technical expert on HiBob HRIS (core package as well as some ad ons) ideally in a global organisation
• A good level of employment law and practice expertise, including ER experience
• A strong understanding of the key moments that matter, from Onboarding, Pay & Reward, Learning & Development to off boarding programmes
• Great interpersonal & communication skills (with the ability to liaise with Senior managers)
• Must have run an annual pay review process
• Must have experience with performance reviews and performance management
• Experience working in a similar role within a global organisation

What we can offer you:

Benefits and perks offered

• Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (Help@ hand)
• In-Office Gym (London office only)
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Health Assessment
• DE&I focus with Employee Reps from across the team
• A team of Mental Health First Aiders
• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday day off and gift
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Generous Family Leave policies with Parent Coaching & Support
• Various learning & development platforms for e-learning
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Cyclescheme and travel season ticket loans
• Income Protection (Employee)
• Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
• Home technology tax-free loan
• Hybrid Working (3 office days)
• Company events and socials
• Pet-friendly office
• Lunch & Learns
• Wellness webinars
• Educational webinars
• Subsidised Cafe (London office only)

WHAT MAKES US, US

We spark the imaginationChanging the way people think, feel and act

We design experiences that create memories, change behaviours and shape cultures

We specialise in consultancy, brand destinations, live events, content and investor communications

Imagination believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are more than just words, and more than a legal framework or a moral obligation – they are guiding principles that, when acted upon, make us stronger, more innovative and more creative as an organisation.

We commit to not only significantly increasing our efforts to effect change today, but also to ensure that our efforts will be sustained for the long-term.

To support us on this journey we have appointed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board to help shape our plans to bring about positive change, to help us learn and keep us all moving forward together.

We believe the responsibility for a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace ultimately rests with all of us.

We believe that all employees should feel a sense of belonging at Imagination – regardless of their race, religion or belief, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or background.

We believe racism has no place within our workplace or our work culture and we reject all forms of hatred, prejudice, intolerance and discrimination.

We believe that Black Lives Matter and it is our expectation that all employees become actively committed to making unbiased choices and are anti-racist in everything they do. Our Imagination community must share and live these beliefs, as diversity makes us stronger.

Our priority is humanity and our efforts towards a more diverse, more equitable and more inclusive workplace are never done.

Application

If you are not a perfect fit for the description above, please feel free to make a case for why you’re the right person for the job.

Send us a cover letter and state why you think we should consider you.
Talent comes in all forms and we want to encourage applications from as many different backgrounds as possible.

• Role HR Operations Manager – 12 month maternity cover
• Location London, TIG – UK
• Department Operations – People & Culture

We love nothing more than creative, unique and distinct value-driven experiences that push the envelope and connect with our audiences.