Assistant Director of HR

Assistant Director - HR Services (Interim)

Location: West Midlands (minimum 2 days per week)
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: £700-£800 per day (inside IR35)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Director - HR Services to join a large and complex organisation at a critical point of transformation. This is a high-impact leadership role, forming part of the extended HR team.
You will lead a multidisciplinary HR Services function, overseeing Resourcing, HR Operations, HR Data & Insight, Payroll and Pensions, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and customer-focused service delivery across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across HR Services functions
• Lead end-to-end resourcing, including workforce planning, talent acquisition and onboarding
• Oversee payroll and pensions delivery for circa 10,000 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Drive continuous improvement, service modernisation, and shared service delivery models
• Ensure robust HR data integrity, analytics and insight to inform decision-making
• Act as deputy to the Director of HR Services as required
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation and with trade unions

About You

• Significant senior-level experience leading HR operations in a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of HR, payroll, pensions, and employment legislation
• Proven experience delivering transformation and service improvement
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into operational delivery.
• CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience)

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to shape and modernise HR service delivery in a large-scale environment, with real organisational impact.

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