Human Resources Manager

VWA Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Talantir in London is seeking an HR Manager for a 14-month maternity cover to lead day-to-day HR across the UK and EU offices. You will support employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits, ensuring compliance with UK employment law.

Hybrid role with some travel to European offices; strong process improvement skills and CIPD qualification are highly valued. Fluency in French or German is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive HR management experience in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Experience with process improvements.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
• Some experience of EU employment law (French/German) advantageous.
• Fluency in French and/or German desirable.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent.
• Muck-in attitude; able to handle HR administration and day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to employees across Europe, including employee relations, recruitment, hiring and onboarding.
• Monthly payroll management - liaising with external payroll providers for European payroll and managing UK payroll.
• Managing the annual review process.
• Ensuring company benefit schemes are up to date, liaising with providers etc.
• Keep HR system up to date.
• Keeping up to date with employment law.
• Day-to-day HR Administration.

Skills

HR management

Employee relations

Payroll management

Recruitment & onboarding

UK employment law

French/German language

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

5-HRGreen/SDLWHR Manager14 month FTCJune 2026 startMayfairUp to £90K depending on experienceReal Estate Private Equity

About the Company

A growing real estate private equity company based in Mayfair. With around 35 in the London office, and additional offices in Europe, the business offer a collaborative and social team culture and good additional benefits.

About the Role

This is a fixed-term contract maternity cover HR Manager role which will encompass all aspects of day-to-day HR within the London and European (French and German) offices, including:

• Providing HR support to employees across Europe, including employee relations, recruitment, hiring and onboarding
• Monthly payroll management - liaising with external payroll providers for European payroll and managing UK payroll (tax codes, holiday, maternity pay etc)
• Managing the annual review process
• Ensuring company benefit schemes are up to date, liaising with providers etc
• Keep HR system up to date
• Keeping up to date with employment law
• Day-to-day HR Administration.

Candidate Specification

• Strong HR Management experience within a fast-paced corporate environment - previous experience within financial services is not required, but may be advantageous
• Experience of process improvements
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice / employee relations. Some experience of EU (French and German) employment law would be highly advantageous.
• Fluency in French and / or German is highly desirable, but not essential
• CIPD qualification or equivalent
• Muck-in attitude - happy with taking on HR administration as well as the operational side of HR.

Additional Information

• Salary up to £90K depending on experience
• 14 month fixed-term contract commencing June 2026
• Hours are 9am - 5:30pm
• Hybrid working - 1 day a week from home, however mainly office-based for the first 4-8 weeks to allow for a full handover.