HR Shared Services & Compliance Lead — 6‑Month FTC (Birmingham)

Oakleaf Partnership; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Oakleaf Partnership is seeking an HR Shared Services & Compliance Manager in Birmingham to lead HR Shared Services and HR Compliance. The role governs global employee lifecycle processes, with a focus on modernising delivery, enhancing controls and leveraging automation and AI.

You will partner with HR, Payroll, Privacy, IT and Finance to improve the end-to-end employee experience. The role requires senior leadership experience in HR operations, strong understanding of UK immigration,

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading HR Shared Services or HR Operations teams.
• Experience leading managers or team leaders and developing specialist teams.
• Strong knowledge of UK right to work, immigration and sponsorship requirements.
• Experience of HR compliance, risk, controls, audit and regulatory obligations.
• A track record of delivering process improvement and organisational change.
• Experience working with HRIS technology; Oracle HCM experience would be advantageous.
• Good knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and employee data processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across HR Shared Services and HR Compliance.
• Lead and develop managers and specialist HR teams, creating a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the delivery of global HR operations and employee lifecycle processes.
• Drive process improvement, automation and the use of AI to enhance HR service delivery.
• Partner with HR Systems to maximise the organisation's HR technology, including Oracle HCM.
• Lead HR compliance activity, including risk management, audits, controls and regulatory requirements.
• Provide senior oversight of UK immigration, right to work and sponsorship requirements.
• Support HR data privacy and Data Subject Rights Requests, working closely with the Privacy team.
• Oversee employee vetting and relevant information security processes.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the wider business.
• Develop KPIs, service measures and management information to monitor performance and identify risk.
• Lead and contribute to strategic HR projects arising from business, regulatory and technology change.
• Manage third-party advisers and suppliers where required.

Skills

HR Leadership

HR Operations

UK immigration & sponsorship

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data privacy & GDPR

Tools

Oracle HCM

Job description

Oakleaf Partnership is seeking an HR Shared Services & Compliance Manager in Birmingham to lead HR Shared Services and HR Compliance. The role governs global employee lifecycle processes, with a focus on modernising delivery, enhancing controls and leveraging automation and AI.

You will partner with HR, Payroll, Privacy, IT and Finance to improve the end-to-end employee experience. The role requires senior leadership experience in HR operations, strong understanding of UK immigration,