UK HR Generalist: Payroll, HRIS & Multi-Site People Ops

ZEAL Network SE; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (employer matching upto

25 days annual leave

Enhanced sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

ZEAL Network SE, Norwich-based, is seeking an experienced HR/People & Culture Generalist to own core HR operations across three UK locations. You will manage payroll, HRIS, contracts, onboarding, and performance processes while aligning with group standards and providing advisory support to managers.

You will travel between London, Manchester, and Hamburg as required, supporting local teams and driving scalable HR practices in a growing multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as an HR/People & Culture Generalist, ideally within the UK market.
• Solid knowledge of UK payroll and UK employment law.
• Experience building HR structures and processes in growing or newly integrated organisations.
• Hands-on experience implementing or unifying HRIS systems.
• Confident handling of performance management processes, plus experience in mediation and conflict resolution.
• Strong communication and advisory skills with managers and employees at all levels.
• Willingness to travel between London, Manchester, and Hamburg.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Unify and administer HRIS across all three locations.
• Independently run payroll for all three UK entities.
• Build and own administrative HR processes (contracts, onboarding, off-boarding, employee files, compliance) and policies from scratch, tailored to local needs and aligned with group standards.
• Roll out and advise people managers and employees on performance management, individual cases, and all People & Culture topics.
• Mediate and provide supervision in interpersonal or employment-related conflict situations.
• Brief and coach people managers on leadership topics and HR processes.
• Act as the main point of contact for all employee belonging topics and processes.
• Work hands-on day to day, with regular presence across all three sites and the Hamburg headquarters.

Skills

HR Generalist

Payroll UK

UK Employment Law

HRIS implementation

Performance management

Stakeholder advisory

Travel readiness

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll software

Job description

ZEAL Network SE, Norwich-based, is seeking an experienced HR/People & Culture Generalist to own core HR operations across three UK locations. You will manage payroll, HRIS, contracts, onboarding, and performance processes while aligning with group standards and providing advisory support to managers.

You will travel between London, Manchester, and Hamburg as required, supporting local teams and driving scalable HR practices in a growing multi-site environment.