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

Oversee all HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll support, HRIS systems, and policy administration, ensuring efficiency and compliance.

Maintain and update HR policies, ensuring alignment with employment law and evolving business needs.

Act as a trusted advisor for employee relations, providing guidance to managers and ensuring fair, timely resolution of issues.

Maintain HR systems and ensure accurate data for reporting headcount, turnover, and workforce trends.

Drive employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives, fostering a culture of recognition, inclusion, and continuous development.

Build strong partnerships with leaders to align People & Culture practices with business objectives.

Support organisational change and provide operational stability across the People & Culture function throughout the contract period.

Office Management

What the Senior HR Manager should bring

Significant HR leadership experience within a fast-paced start up high-growth environment, with the ability to operate effectively in evolving and entrepreneurial businesses.

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.

Experience partnering with Employer of Record (EOR) providers to manage international employees compliantly, including onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and local employment practices.

Experience supporting employee relations matters across multiple regions, balancing empathy, consistency, risk management, and commercial business needs in a fast-paced environment.

Skilled in driving employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and organisational culture initiatives that support retention, performance, and business growth.

Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships at all levels of the organisation.

Experience working across hybrid and internationally distributed teams, supporting managers and employees across different time zones and cultures.

CIPD qualification (Level 7 preferred) or equivalent professional experience.

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