[Hiring] Regional HR Manager @The Adaptavist Group

Role Description

The Regional HR Manager will report directly to the Head of Employee Relations. This role manages people matters for our colleagues in the UK, who work largely remotely, to ensure everyone has a consistently good experience working with us. The Regional HR Manager will cover for the Head of Employee Relations when needed, take on agreed areas of work and manage at least one direct report. Alongside that, the Regional HR Manager may be asked to advise on cross-border matters and change projects spanning several countries, working with local colleagues and advisers. The role combines day-to-day support with longer-term improvements, including employee relations, compensation, benefits, reporting and compliance, across all our brands in The Adaptavist Group.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main day-to-day contact for our UK colleagues on all people matters.
• Advise and coach our senior leaders in the UK, helping them solve people issues and respond as the business changes.
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law, regulations, and good practice.
• Manage UK employee relations cases, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance, capability, redundancy, and settlement discussions.
• Maintain complete and up-to-date case records on the ER Caseboard.
• Manage complex absence, return to work, and family leave cases.
• Be the expert on benefits and related programmes for our UK entities.
• Manage change programmes in the UK, including team organization changes.
• Oversee the pay review and promotions process for UK colleagues.
• Advise on cross-border employment matters and support change projects.
• Collaborate with local general managers and the People Partnering Team on UK people issues.
• Own the monthly UK People Pack and provide clear recommendations for the business.
• Cover for the Head of Employee Relations when needed and take on agreed areas of work.
• Line-manage at least one team member, supporting their development and quality of work.
• This list is not exhaustive, and the role may include other reasonable duties.

Qualifications

• Recent, relevant HR experience in the UK, in a global organisation of at least 200 employees.
• CIPD qualified, or equivalent evidenced experience.
• Deep, up-to-date technical knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience advising on cross-border employment matters or change projects.
• Experience as an HR business partner or adviser to senior leaders or managers.
• Experience of coaching and advising managers on performance management and employee relations.
• Experience in managing and developing at least one direct report.
• Strong knowledge of UK benefits and insurance.
• Experience applying HR policies and employee relations processes in line with UK law.
• Experience of managing complex and sensitive employee relations cases.
• Well-organised and able to manage a high volume of cases and competing priorities.
• Able to think strategically and solve problems.
• Clear spoken and written communication skills.
• Handles confidential and sensitive matters with discretion and integrity.
• Works well with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to weigh up risk and trade-offs.
• Creative and adaptable as priorities change.
• Experience of managing change, including redundancy consultation under UK law.
• Experience of mergers and acquisitions, including TUPE, would be helpful.

Benefits

• Generous holiday (PTO) allowance.
• Flexible working hours.
• MacBooks provided to all employees.
• Support for fully remote workers to set up home offices.
• Exceptional Time Away Policy, including:
• 26 weeks of fully paid leave for birthing parents.
• 13 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Extended leave for adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and women's health needs.
• Remote-first way of working.