Strategic Employee Relations Leader

Oakleaf Partnership; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakleaf Partnership is working with a leading UK financial services group to recruit a Senior Employee Relations Manager into its People function. This specialist role shapes the employee relations strategy across a large organisation.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, recognised trade unions and employee forums, providing expert advice on complex industrial relations matters, negotiations and organisational change. The role requires strong IR credibility and leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a dedicated Employee/Industrial Relations
• Strong industrial relations and employment law knowledge, particularly unions
• Proven experience managing complex union relationships and industrial matters
• Strong employee relations experience, advising on complex and sensitive cases
• Experience in a large, complex corporate organisation
• Credibility to influence senior stakeholders with specialist advice
• Understanding ACAS Codes, employment law and IR risk

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the organisation's colleague and industrial relations strategy.
• Build and manage relationships with recognised trade unions, People Forums and senior stakeholders.
• Lead union negotiations, collective consultation and engagement.
• Provide specialist advice on complex employee and industrial relations matters, including legislation and ACAS guidance.
• Support large-scale change and transformation programmes.
• Influence people policies, procedures and wider business decisions.
• Identify and manage industrial relations risks using data and external insights.

Skills

Employee relations

Industrial relations

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Job description

Oakleaf Partnership is working with a leading UK financial services group to recruit a Senior Employee Relations Manager into its People function. This specialist role shapes the employee relations strategy across a large organisation.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, recognised trade unions and employee forums, providing expert advice on complex industrial relations matters, negotiations and organisational change. The role requires strong IR credibility and leadership.