Senior HR Manager

Description

• Senior HR Manager

• Freelancer management platform

• Up to £70,000 basic salary

Our client is a fast-growing SaaS Platform that allows enterprise organisations to onboard, classify, manage, source and pay their contractor workforce globally.

This role ensures robust HR operations, fosters a culture of engagement and wellbeing, and positions People & Culture as a trusted partner to the business. Acting as both a hands-on business partner ,the Senior HR Manager will build and maintain frameworks that support growth while ensuring the employee experience is inclusive, consistent, and future-focused.

This role will be reporting into a Fractional CPO and working closely with Department Heads CEO & COO.

What the Senior HR Manager will be doing:

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• Oversee all HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll support, HRIS systems, and policy administration, ensuring efficiency and compliance.
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• Maintain and update HR policies, ensuring alignment with employment law and evolving business needs.
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• Act as a trusted advisor for employee relations, providing guidance to managers and ensuring fair, timely resolution of issues.
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• Maintain HR systems and ensure accurate data for reporting headcount, turnover, and workforce trends.
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• Drive employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives, fostering a culture of recognition, inclusion, and continuous development.
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• Build strong partnerships with leaders to align People & Culture practices with business objectives.
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• Support organisational change and provide operational stability across the People & Culture function throughout the contract period.
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• Office Management
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What the Senior HR Manager should bring:

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• Significant HR leadership experience within a fast-paced start up high-growth environment, with the ability to operate effectively in evolving and entrepreneurial businesses.
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• Strong knowledge of UK employment law, HR compliance, and policy frameworks, with practical experience managing employee relations matters with professionalism, sound judgement, and commercial awareness.
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• Experience partnering with Employer of Record (EOR) providers to manage international employees compliantly, including onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and local employment practices.
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• Experience supporting employee relations matters across multiple regions, balancing empathy, consistency, risk management, and commercial business needs in a fast-paced environment.
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• Skilled in driving employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and organisational culture initiatives that support retention, performance, and business growth.
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• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships at all levels of the organisation.
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• Experience working across hybrid and internationally distributed teams, supporting managers and employees across different time zones and cultures.
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• CIPD qualification (Level 7 preferred) or equivalent professional experience.
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What the Senior HR Manager will get in return:

The opportunity to play a key team leadership role within a high-growth business, a base salary of up to £ days holiday, private healthcare and hybrid working