Human Resources Compliance Manager

Forward Role Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is partnering with a growing UK-wide business to recruit an HR Compliance Manager. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will own employment law compliance, people governance, workforce risk and HR reporting across the UK.

Lead governance, policy development and data-driven insights while advancing AI and automation to enhance processes. You will work with HR, operations and leadership to minimise risk, ensure audit readiness and drive best practices across a multi-site

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and policy development.
• Experience leading multi-site HR compliance programs.
• Strong HR reporting, analytics and data skills.
• Experience using HR systems and technology.
• Proactive, solutions-focused stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the compliance agenda across the people function and strengthen governance.
• Develop and embed robust HR policies and frameworks.
• Support complex employee relations and regulatory matters.
• Produce board-level people reporting, dashboards and workforce insights.
• Drive compliance reporting through AI, automation and technology.
• Oversee right to work, employment documentation and workforce audits.
• Manage sponsorship licence and immigration-related processes.
• Support pay review, pension and workforce governance activity.
• Promote best practice across a large, multi-site workforce.

Skills

Employment law

HR reporting

Stakeholder influence

Analytics/data skills

Policy development

Employee relations

Workplace investigations

Education

CIPD Level 5+

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Forward Role are partnering with a growing, multi-site business to recruit an HR Compliance Manager.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll take ownership of employment law compliance, people governance, workforce risk and HR reporting across its UK-wide operations. You'll play a key role in ensuring the business remains compliant, audit-ready and ahead of legislative change, while driving smarter, technology-led ways of working.

The Role

You'll lead the compliance agenda across the people function, working closely with the broader HR team and operational leaders to strengthen governance, improve reporting and minimise risk.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the go-to expert for employment law and people compliance
• Developing and embedding robust HR policies and frameworks
• Supporting complex employee relations and regulatory matters
• Producing board-level people reporting, dashboards and workforce insights
• Driving compliance reporting through AI, automation and technology
• Overseeing right to work, employment documentation and workforce audits
• Managing sponsorship licence and immigration-related processes
• Supporting pay review, pension and workforce governance activity
• Promoting best practice across a large, multi-site workforce

About You

We're interested in speaking with candidates from HR Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Operations or HR Governance backgrounds, as you'll have;

• Ideally CIPD Level 5 or above
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies
• A solid background in employee relations and workplace investigations
• Strong HR reporting, analytics and data skills
• Experience using HR systems and technology to improve processes
• Confidence influencing stakeholders across a multi-site organisation
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach

Experience of supporting colleagues and line managers across multi-site organisations is highly advantageous.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the leadership team across the UK in a growing business that offers generous benefits to employees.