Standalone HR Lead for a High-Growth Team

Dizplai; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dizplai is seeking an experienced HR Manager/Business Partner to own and shape a standalone people function in a fast-growth environment in Manchester. You will partner with leadership to drive hiring, people programs, and HR operations with a pragmatic, business-focused approach.

You’ll manage onboarding, performance, development and offboarding while actively owning recruitment and building scalable processes that scale from 40 to 100+ people. A CIPD Level 5+ or equivalent is preferred.

Qualifications

• Established experience at HR Manager or BP level, ideally in startup/scale-up or fast-moving media/tech
• Generalist background covering ER, culture, policy, onboarding and recruitment
• Experience operating as standalone HR function, or with minimal HR support
• Hands-on involvement in recruitment, coordinating searches and candidate contact
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and ability to apply pragmatically
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience
• High initiative and decisiveness in driving actions

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to for people matters, providing pragmatic, commercial guidance
• Own the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding
• Lead recruitment with managers and act as first point of contact for candidates
• Proactively manage HRIS and ensure timely performance/feedback cycles
• Build scalable processes, frameworks, and culture for growth
• Coach managers to improve leadership with practical feedback

Skills

Generalist HR

Recruitment

UK Employment Law

CIPD Level 5+

Standalone HR function

HRIS management

People coaching

Education

CIPD Level 5+

Job description

Dizplai is seeking an experienced HR Manager/Business Partner to own and shape a standalone people function in a fast-growth environment in Manchester. You will partner with leadership to drive hiring, people programs, and HR operations with a pragmatic, business-focused approach.

You’ll manage onboarding, performance, development and offboarding while actively owning recruitment and building scalable processes that scale from 40 to 100+ people. A CIPD Level 5+ or equivalent is preferred.