HR Team Leader

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Leeds seeks an HR Operations Team Leader on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will lead a team of HR Assistants, manage HR processes, and drive improvements through digital tools. Ideal candidates should have a strong HR background, excellent prioritization skills, and knowledge of UK employment law. The position offers hybrid working, free parking, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days home)

Supportive and sociable environment

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in HR.
• Strong operational background in HR.
• Ability to manage multiple HR queries effectively.
• Excellent prioritization and conflict management skills.
• Knowledge of UK employment law is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop HR Assistants to meet team objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement with digital tools and automation.
• Manage HR lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding.
• Analyze employee data and produce statistical reports.
• Develop and maintain HR reporting and dashboards.

Skills

Proven leadership within HR/ Shared Services / People Services

Strong operational HR background

Ability to manage high volumes of HR queries

Excellent skills in prioritization and SLA delivery

Strong knowledge of UK employment law

Job description

Overview

Sewell Wallis is currently supporting a well-established North Leeds organisation who are looking for an HR Operations Team Leader to join their team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The successful candidate will lead and develop a team of HR Assistants to ensure delivery of day-to-day objectives, project deliverables, and ongoing individual development.

What will you be doing?

• Driving continuous improvement, embedding digital tools, automation, and AI where appropriate.
• Managing the day-to-day administration of the end-to-end HR employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding and other transactional processes.
• Analysing employee data and produce statistical reports for the business.
• Developing and maintaining HR reporting and dashboards providing analysis about the data and what the metrics are saying.

What skills are we looking for?

• The HR Operations Team Leader will have: Proven leadership within HR/ Shared Services / People Services.
• Strong operational HR background.
• Ability to manage high volumes of HR queries and inbox management.
• Excellent skills in prioritisation, SLA delivery, and managing conflicting demands.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law particularly right to work.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 from home).
• Supportive and sociable environment.
• Free on-site parking.

Please send us your CV below or contact Emma Johnsen for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions