HR Manager

HR Manager, UK 

As HR Manager for the UK, you will join the Management teams, collaborating with the HRD. Following the HR operating model, you will ensure your team provides high-quality HR support and advice to UK leaders and employees.

The role requires the ability to navigate and balance differing perspectives, building strong, credible relationships and influencing effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

This role requires a highly hands-on approach: staying close to the HRD, leaders and employees, supporting day-to-day people decisions using sound judgement and experience, and maintaining trust while operating in a fast-paced environment.

This is a role for someone who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves as well as operating strategically, while remaining closely involved in the day-to-day issues that matter to the business and to employees.

This role manages the UK HR team (currently four people) and collaborates with other UK HR teams within Corporate HR who are outside its reporting structure.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

•  Serve as a trusted partner for senior leaders located in UK ensuring the establishment of sound people management practices and the implementation of consistent decision-making processes.

•  Coach leaders in the application of HR procedures, processes, and tools, providing the necessary feedback on their effectiveness to the global owners, suggesting improvements and ensuring compliance is maintained.

•  Support leaders to identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviours, and structures.

•  Promote change management and help leaders to change and deal with possible barriers.

•  Provide local expertise to guide policies and processes and ensure legal compliance in UK.

•  Partner closely with the HRD in the delivery of the HR agenda

•  Ensure the implementation and delivery of the EDI agenda

•   Manage the budget and other financial measures of the HR department

Together with your team:

•  Deliver an HR advisory service that is responsive and supportive to both employees and leaders within the UK.

•  Support management teams and leaders locally in a strategic and proactive way across Business units and functions and based on strong local- and business understanding.

• Deliver HR services in coordination with the HR network to ensure great HR support with consistent quality for leaders.

•  Collaborate with the HR network to help design and deliver global processes and activities locally.

•  Develop, define, and implement specific local processes and concepts based on local needs, where these are not covered by global processes and initiatives.

•  Ensure adherence to employer responsibilities and related legislation, agreements, and policies in UK.

•  Build strong relations and handle negotiations with local union and employee representatives.

•   Advise other parts of the HR organisation on local conditions, needs and legislation to reduce risk and ensure global processes and initiatives are well implemented in the UK.

•  Work closely with other support functions to ensure compliance and a great employee experience

•  Take ownership of the HR cycle and lead its implementation aligning with the HRD as required

Management responsibilities:

•  In your role as a HR manager, you shall manage and develop the department to ensure delivery of targets, including but not limited to:

o  Ensure the safety, well-being, and development of employees.

o  Developing the department to deliver on business priorities and ensure collaboration with other units.

o  Ensure your team are visible and present in the office at least 3 days a week

o  Ensure awareness of and adherence with Code of Conduct. 

o  Oversee the overall planning, budgeting, and performance management process within the department.

o  Secure License to operate through ensuring adherence to employer responsibilities and related legislation, collaboration with local unions and employee representatives, Employers’ associations, agreements, and policies in country.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Higher relevant education, preferably at Master´s level

•  Chartered or Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

•  Good business understanding

•  Strong knowledge of UK labour law and employee relations

Preferred Skills & Behaviour

•  Must be willing to be visible to the business and leaders

•  Office presence of at least 3 days a week is mandatory for this role (this is a visible role)

•  Senior HR professional with experience working and collaborating within a global matrix structure, with an understanding of the challenges of navigating a matrix structure and be comfortable with this

•  Self-driven, and solution oriented (See’s challenges as an opportunity to add value)

•  Able to manage high workload, and shifting priorities

•  Comfortable working in close partnership with the HRD and other functions 

   Excellent communication skills in English

Leadership expectations

•  Work according to the leadership expectations defined from time to time

•  People leadership skills

•  Strategic and analytical mindset

•  Relationship builder with the ability to collaborate constructively with colleagues and leaders at all levels

•  Solution oriented and strong decision maker, with excellent cooperative abilities

•   High personal integrity and high ethical standards. Good work ethic & a positive attitude

Immediately available or short notice period

3 days in the office