About The Role
Role: HR Operations Team Leader Leading a small HR Operations team which is focussed on ensuring outstanding service to the talented and committed people across the Firm, you will manage the advice and support given across the full lifecycle of HR. With an expert eye for streamlining, simplifying and improving administrative processes, you will use your significant Excel and HRIS knowledge to redesign key parts of our HR systems. This is a rare opportunity to design operations from bottom up, in an environment that embraces change. Key Responsibilities: HR Operations: Lifecycle Management: Oversee operational processes, including onboarding, HR policies, people system maintenance, benefits administration, payroll, and contract changes.Payroll policy & processing: Administration of the provision of changes to payroll, related to contractual and/or policy entitlementsAnnual Planning: Lead the execution of annual plans, encompassing appraisals, bonus distribution, reward processes, and benefits renewals.Process Improvement: Revamp and streamline operational processes and procedures, ensuring their alignment with organizational goals and making continuous improvements.Employee Experience: Enhance employee experience through simplification and strategic utilization of technology, while staying attuned to the needs of the workforce.Team Management: Juggle competing priorities, proactively manage team capacity, and lead a small administration team.Systems & Data Analytics: Process Automation: Drive improvements in HRIS, aiming to reduce manual processes and enhance efficiency in a commercially sensitive manner.Data Utilization: Utilize internaldata supporting data-driven decision-making within the organization.Analysis & Reporting: Analyze figures related to staff turnover, cost per hire, Gender Pay reporting, Reward & Benefits: Compensation Management: Administer bonus schemes and communicate annual pay review processes effectively.Benefits Administration: Manage the administration of employee benefitsMiscellaneous: Legal Compliance: Ensure legal compliance in all HR activities, staying informed about updated legislation.Performance Culture: Champion a performance culture, continually reviewing productivity, and fostering the development of the team.Management Qualities: Demonstrate drive, decisiveness, and resilience in executing responsibilities. About You
Previous Experience: Problem Solving:Ability to solve complex problems and navigate between detailed tasks and strategic objectives.Credibility:Establish credibility within the organization.Commercial Acumen:Demonstrate a strong understanding of commercial principles, with the ability to articulate data finding in a succinct reporting fashion.Data & Systems:Solid IT skills, able to confidently manipulate data and navigate and optimise Excel.Detail Orientated:Able to analyse and scrutinise large data sets and question abnormalities.Team Development:Comfortable in developing team members and fostering a collaborative environment.Employment Law:knowledge of employment law and proven experience applying updated legislation in various HR situations.Passion for People:Evident passion for working with people beyond the confines of the job description.Communication Skills:Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.Organizational Skills:Proven organizational skills and the ability to prioritize effectively.Adaptability:Thrive in an environment of constant change. About Us
Benefits of working with us: • Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations
Is HCR the smart move for you? HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed. Why HCR people love their jobs Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we'll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples' energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive. What career progression will HCR offer you? HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams. What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for? As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We're flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards. With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they're located. We've expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace. With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it. As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership
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