People Operations Manager in HP27

Energy Jobline ZR; Princes Risborough; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a People Operations Manager in Princes Risborough, offering hybrid working and a 3-month contract. The role leads the People & Culture function, delivering operational HR services, Payroll, and governance while driving improvements in processes and data reporting.

You will line manage the People Team Executive and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enhance the candidate, employee, and manager experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR operations and recruitment.
• Strong governance and compliance knowledge.
• Experience with HR systems and payroll.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the People & Culture team.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment and onboarding.
• Oversee employee data and HR system accuracy, including payroll interface.
• Manage monthly payroll process.
• Support governance and consistency of HR policies.
• Allocate resources and ensure service levels are met.
• Identify improvements and automation across people operations.
• Produce people data, reports and dashboards for decisions (pay gap reporting).

Skills

HR operations

Recruitment

Payroll

Governance

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Tools

Sage People

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Location: Princes Risborough, hybrid working

Salary: £40,000

Contract: Three months

Hours: 37

We are delighted to be supporting a purpose-led organisation in the search for a People Operations Manager to play a key role within its People & Culture function.

This is a broad and hands-on position, taking ownership of the day-to-day delivery of people operations while driving improvements across systems, processes, recruitment and the overall employee experience. You will also line manage the People Team Executive and work closely with senior leaders, line managers and colleagues across the organisation.

The Role

As People Operations Manager, you will lead the operational delivery of the People & Culture team, ensuring employees and managers receive an efficient, responsive and high-quality service.

A significant part of the role will involve identifying opportunities to streamline, automate and continuously improve people processes, while maintaining strong governance and compliance.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day operations of the People & Culture team and line managing the People Team Executive.
• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from attraction through to offer, ensuring an excellent candidate and onboarding experience.
• Overseeing employee data and maintaining the accuracy of the HR system, including Sage People and its payroll interface.
• Managing the monthly payroll process alongside the People Team Executive.
• Supporting the effective delivery and governance of people policies and procedures.
• Ensuring team resources are effectively allocated and agreed service levels are achieved.
• Identifying and implementing improvements, automation and efficiencies across people operations.
• Producing accurate people data, reports and dashboards to support organisational decision-making, including pay gap reporting.

About you

We are looking for an experienced People/HR operations professional who combines strong operational delivery with a genuine interest in improving how people services work.

You will bring experience across HR systems, recruitment and people processes, alongside strong organisational and project management skills. You will be comfortable working with stakeholders at different levels and able to balance day-to-day operational requirements with longer-term improvement projects.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, alongside a good understanding of people policies and procedures. Experience using Excel and Power BI to create and maintain people dashboards would also be particularly valuable.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and creating a positive experience for candidates, employees and managers within a collaborative People & Culture environment.