Shared Service and Employee Relations Lead Partner

Your new role
This newly created role will be reporting into the HR Operations Director and support their UK operations. As the Shared Service and Employee Relations Lead Partner, you will be working closely with the People Team and take responsibility for developing and managing the newly created HR shared services and employee relations team to deliver an exceptional HR service to a fats changing growing business. You will further develop employee services and incorporate employee relations, providing first line support to the business via Line Managers and be a point of escalation for more complex ER issues. As part of your role, you will be working closely with HR teams to promote ER strategies, develop managerial capability to drive change and assist the development and implementation of relevant policies and practices. In addition this role will lead on some elements of HR transformation and organisational change.


What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate experience of creating, developing and inspiring teams alongside with strong ER and up to date knowledge of employment law. You will possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, dealing with a very diverse workforce, ranging from factory operatives through to senior board level directors. The ability to work at both strategic and operational, with a transactional approach will be key to not only identify root causes to issues and identify process improvements but to also influence key stakeholders driving change through engagement. You will also be used to working in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment, able to adapt, equally at ease working in full autonomy to deliver on your projects as well as working as part of a team. Energy and resilience to achieve goals will also make a difference.

What you'll get in return
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead on the transformation of an HR function, demonstrating what good looks like and putting your mark on it. As the business is striving and growing, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop with the role. The remuneration will be circa £55-70K depending on experience, plus a generous car allowance and bonus based on both individual and business performance.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk