Human Resources Operations Manager

BnM; Newbridge; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BnM is seeking an experienced HR Operations Manager to lead the Enabling Services team in Newbridge. The role delivers efficient, compliant HR operational services, overseeing onboarding, lifecycle admin, payroll coordination, and HR process improvement.

You will standardise processes, manage the Joiner/Mover/Leaver pipeline, and drive data-driven HR metrics. The successful candidate will have an Honours Degree in Business or HR, 5+ years in HR operations, strong analytical and leadership

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Business or HR is essential.
• 5+ years in a human-centric strategic HR team leading HR Operations.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills with ability to implement people systems and processes.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills; proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HR operational services, including onboarding, lifecycle administration, payroll coordination, and HR process improvements.
• Develop and standardise HR processes, workflows, and service standards; own Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes.
• Manage end-to-end talent acquisition and ensure efficient attraction of talent.
• Design and implement HR policies and BI reporting; monitor KPIs and data quality.
• Lead or contribute to HR projects and change initiatives; ensure compliance and data protection.

Skills

HR Operations

HRIS

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Education

Honours degree in Business or HR

Tools

HRIS

Excel

PowerPoint

BI reporting

Job description

BnM is currently looking for a motivated and experienced HR Operations Manager to join our Enabling Services team in Newbridge. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of efficient, consistent, compliant, and best-in-class HR operational services across BnM, supporting the organisation's continued growth as a leading renewable energy company. The role is responsible for driving service excellence through the continuous enhancement of HR processes, policies, employee lifecycle administration, HR systems, data integrity, and service standards. It ensures that managers and employees receive a professional, responsive, customer-focused, and high-quality HR service, while championing continuous improvement and operational effectiveness across the HR function.

The Role:

The main duties and responsibilities of the role will include the following:

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of HR operational services, ensuring efficient administration across the employee lifecycle including onboarding, contractual changes, probation, absence, leave, employee records, offboarding and related HR processes. Partner with colleagues on payroll, pensions, compensation and benefits to ensure seamless employee lifecycle administration and a consistent employee experience.
• Develop, document, standardise and continuously improve HR processes, workflows and service standards, ensuring clear ownership, effective controls, appropriate approvals and a consistent employee and manager experience. HR lead for the Joiner, Mover, Leaver process, employee onboarding and induction processes working closely with the wider HR team. Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and improve HR operations, reducing manual effort and enabling the HR team to focus on higher-value advisory, strategic and people-focused activity.
• Manage the end-to-end talent acquisition process. Continuously review and improve the talent acquisition process to ensure the efficient attraction of talent and capabilities to the business.
• Design and implement best in class people policies, practices and procedures ensuring compliance with legislative requirements. Lead the BI Reporting for HR providing a suite of KPIs and people metrics to monitor business performance including but not limited to data quality, process cycle times, absence, headcount changes, recruitment approvals, employee lifecycle activity and policy compliance trends.
• Act as the HR lead for operational use of HR systems, ensuring employee data is accurate, secure and maintained in line with data protection requirements. Support system improvements, automation, self-service, reporting and adoption of digital HR ways of working. Lead the implementation of a new HRIS.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and key stakeholders to support the successful delivery of strategic people initiatives, projects, events, communications, and change programmes. Lead or contribute to HR and cross-functional projects, continuous improvement initiatives, employee engagement activities, and ad hoc business priorities as required, ensuring high-quality execution and alignment with organisational and people strategy objectives.
• All employees are expected to co-operate fully with all provisions taken by the company for ensuring Health and Safety, and Welfare of co-employees and members of the public using the premises
• Proactively participate in the Performance Management process to ensure delivery of own, and the wider team's, objectives.

The Person:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualification, skills, knowledge, and attributes:

• Hons Degree in a Business or HR related discipline is essential. Experience of implementing and operationalising HR & Payroll systems in preferable.
• 5 years + experience of working in a human centric strategic HR team leading the HR Operations function
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with capacity to implement and operationalise people systems and processes. Advanced communication skills, with the ability to effectively influence, partner and challenge individuals at all levels of the business. Ability to multi-task, displaying skill in establishing priorities and managing workloads to meet challenging deadlines. Resilient and capable of dealing with pressurised situations and deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Strong people leadership capabilities being able to build and develop a high performing team and manage success through others.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

If you wish to be considered, simply apply on or before 25th August 2026.