We Are Adam

HR Advisor Manchester Salary £45-£50,000 12-month FTC Are you an experienced HR Advisor commutable to the outskirts of South Manchester, happy to work in the office four days per week and can be available to start by mid-September? We're partnering with a leading organisation to recruit a HR Advisor for an initial 12-month fixed term contract. In this key role, you'll support the organisation during a period of growth and transformation, providing advice to management on employee relations and management issues; creating, implementing and administering employee policies; using systems to access, input and compile data; acting as the point of contact for managers, employees and other HR team members. We are seeking a forward-thinking HR Advisor with excellent analytical and data skills, strong employee relations experience, strong employment law knowledge and well-developed business & personal judgment skills in resolving issues and the ability to engage colleagues at all levels of the organisation. The environment is fast paced and ever evolving. Therefore, it is essential that you'll have a flexible approach and the ability to react quickly and confidently to people and business needs. This is a varied role, giving you the opportunity to utilise your generalist HR toolkit in a forward-thinking organisation that holds its people at the core of its values. This role will suit someone used to and comfortable working in past paced environments. The salary is up to £50,000 dependent on experience and the role is office-based four days per week and one day working from home. Apply nowto be considered for becoming part of this continuously growing success story! Since 2006, we've been helping talented people like you achieve their goal of working with the industry's elite. As specialist recruiters in the digital and IT, marketing and PR, or human resources sectors, whether you want to work for a global corporation or a disruptive start-up, our talent managers are perfectly placed to find you your dream job, whether permanent or contract. Apply now to transform your career! Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Head of Engineering Location: Cheshire Full Time: Permanent Hybrid / Remote Salary: Up to £120k DOE We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead the technology strategy, innovation, and cybersecurity initiatives for our client's software company. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in software development, cloud architecture, and cybersecurity. You will be responsible for driving product development, ensuring platform security, and building a resilient technology infrastructure that meets the highest industry standards. This role requires strong leadership, technical acumen, and a vision for shaping the future of digital operations while protecting against cyber threats. The Role: Define and deliver the technology roadmap in line with business objectives. Lead cross-functional engineering teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and agile systems, while championing DevSecOps and modern cloud best practices. Own the cybersecurity strategy and ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g. ISO 27001, GDPR). Implement risk assessments, zero-trust architecture, encryption, MFA, and 24/7 monitoring. Manage AWS infrastructure with a focus on performance, resilience, and cost-efficiency. Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity, secure APIs, and leverage AI-driven monitoring, SIEM, and endpoint protection. Promote CI/CD, DevOps automation, and security testing to ensure high availability across global systems. Collaborate with Product, Support, and Sales teams to deliver value-driven solutions. Build strong relationships with regulators, insurers, and operators to align technology with industry needs. Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering team. Foster an agile, delivery-focused culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and collaboration. Who are we looking for? Over 10 years leading software and infrastructure teams, specialising in high-throughput systems, cloud architecture, and cybersecurity expertise. Demonstrated success in risk management, regulatory compliance, and the design of secure systems. Experienced in recruiting and managing both co-located and remote teams. Familiarity with VSAT, SATCOM, or similar communications is advantageous. Proficient in strategic planning, stakeholder management, and decision-making. Practical knowledge of: Technologies: .NET, MariaDB, AWS, Elastic, Containerised Solutions Practices: Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, and cybersecurity frameworks Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require. Interested? Please apply now. We look forward to hearing from you!

Interim HR Director (c10 months) - Greater Manchester (Hybrid) - FTC - £85k-£95k + Benefits (DOE) . Who's the business? A well-established, successful manufacturing business with sites across the UK and overseas. They're serious about what they do and even more serious about doing it better-always evolving, whether that's product innovation or tightening up internal systems and processes. What's the role about? You'll be stepping into a key HR Director role, leading a, well-established team and working closely with the Exec to bring the People Plan to life. This isn't a blank-page strategy role-it's about taking a well-thought-out roadmap and getting it delivered. There's a transformation programme already in motion, so your focus will be on execution: ensuring delivery is smooth, well-communicated, and keeps people on side throughout the change. You'll oversee BAU HR, but a big piece of the puzzle is improving and embedding the HR transactional service, including new systems rollouts. You'll also take the lead on complex ER issues and be a trusted advisor and coach to leaders across the business. Collaboration is key here-you'll be working closely with colleagues across OD, Talent, and Change, plus regional and international teams, to keep things consistent and aligned across the board. Who are we looking for? An experienced senior HR generalist, with a strong background in HR Shared Services / People Services / HR Ops. You'll need to be confident navigating HR systems, leading high-performing teams, and managing through change. Ideally, you'll bring experience from a unionised manufacturing setting-you'll understand the pace, the people, and the practicalities. What's on offer? Salary: £85k-£95k DOE Benefits package Hybrid working: 3 days in the office / 2 from home Contract details: This is a 10-month FTC, starting early September (possibly late August). Interviews are set for mid to late July-so if this sounds like your kind of challenge, now's the time to apply. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Senior People Business Partner (Hybrid) - Manchester - Upto £75,000 - Permanent Do you thrive in agile, fast-moving environments where structure is still being shaped-and your influence helps define it? We're on the lookout for a Senior People Business Partner who knows how to bring stakeholders on a journey. Someone who gets that transformation is just as much about communication and mindset as it is about process. If you've got the credibility, the comms agility, and the HR expertise to operate at pace, keep reading. In this role, you'll: Act as a true partner to Commercial and Corporate functions bringing insight, challenge, and support. Use data, empathy, and strategy to elevate performance and culture. Be a driving force for change-whether that's improving leadership capability, shaping reward, embedding new ways of working, or designing org structures. Operate with commercial savvy, making sure People initiatives deliver real business impact. Collaborate with a passionate People Team to create scalable, progressive solutions across the employee lifecycle. This role is for you if you: Bring gravitas and presence-people naturally trust you and look to you for guidance. Know how to flex your communication style-you can talk data and strategy with senior leaders and switch seamlessly to inspire frontline teams. Love a bit of healthy ambiguity Want to build and execute, not just inherit and maintain. Get a buzz from working in a high growth, agile business that's evolving quickly and reshaping its future. You'll need: Proven experience as a HR Business Partner, ideally in an agile, fast paced environment partnering corporate functions A strong track record of influencing and coaching leaders through change. Deep expertise across engagement, reward, organisational design, and performance. Confidence working in environments where not everything is defined-you're not only comfortable with that, you thrive on it. You'll get: A salary of between £70,000 - £75,000 depending on experience Upto 10% bonus 25 days hol (plus option to buy upto 5 extra) Pension at 5% Plus wider bens including discounts and wellbeing perks A hybrid working environment, c 2 days in the office per week This is a chance to join a company at a pivotal stage of growth-where the future is being written right now. You'll help shape that story. Sound like you? Send your CV via the link to be considered. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.