HR Operations Manager - 80-90k plus bens - Immediate start - London Hybrid

• HR Operations Leadership
  • Provide global oversight of HR operations, establishing and embedding best practice frameworks and guidelines
  • Partner with regional HR Business Partners to ensure consistency, compliance, and operational efficiency
  • Lead the review, development, and documentation of global and local HR policies and processes
• UK HR Management
  • End-to-end ownership of payroll and benefits for a UK employee population (~40 employees)
  • Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, including management of P11D reporting and director tax-related obligations
  • Drive continuous improvement of payroll and benefits delivery, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Global Mobility & Secondments
  • Manage and oversee a complex global mobility framework, including secondee HR management
  • Liaise with external advisors and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and smooth employee experience
• Change & Transformation
  • Support a period of organisational change, including:
    • Integration of approximately 40 employees from an international (Japan-based) team into a unified structure
    • Potential establishment of a US employing entity
  • Lead process mapping and operational enhancements across HR functions
  • Contribute to a planned global benefits review project (target completion April 2027)
• Additional Scope
  • Provide support to additional small payroll operations (including potential short-term oversight of international payrolls)
  • Manage external vendors and advisors across payroll, tax, and benefits

• Proven experience in senior HR operations roles with a broad, hands-on remit
• Strong international HR exposure (experience covering UK, US, Japan highly desirable, but broader global experience equally valued)
• Deep understanding of payroll, benefits administration, and compliance requirements
• Experience managing or supporting global mobility and secondee populations
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving environments
• Highly self-sufficient, organised, and capable of managing competing priorities with minimal oversight
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across geographies

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