HR Manager

HR Manager

Location: Northamptonshire (Onsite) Salary: £60,000-£70,000 + Bonus Hours: Full time 37.5 hours Flexible start/finish

We are supporting an international engineering-led organisation in the appointment of an experienced HR Manager to provide proactive, commercially focused HR leadership across five UK business units.

This is a high-visibility, standalone UK role operating within a complex international matrix, ideal for a confident HR generalist who enjoys balancing operational delivery with strategic influence.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the UK Managing Director, the HR Manager will partner with senior leaders to deliver effective people strategies, ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and drive a high-performance culture.

You will act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees while contributing to wider global People and Culture initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to shape and deliver people plans that support commercial objectives
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused HR guidance across the full employee lifecycle
• Take the lead on complex and sensitive people matters, ensuring risk is effectively managed
• Strengthen management capability through coaching and practical people management support
• Oversee recruitment activity, ensuring effective hiring, onboarding and retention outcomes
• Embed a consistent and high-quality performance culture across the UK population
• Maintain oversight of mandatory training compliance and support broader development activity
• Contribute HR expertise to business change, integration and continuous improvement initiatives
• Review and enhance people policies and processes to ensure they remain fit for purpose
• Utilise HR data and insight to identify trends and inform decision-making
• Support delivery of engagement, wellbeing and inclusion priorities in partnership with the global team
• Ensure HR systems and employee data are accurate, maintained and effectively utilised
• Build strong working relationships across the international People and Culture network
• Support the ongoing evolution of the UK people agenda in line with business growth plans
• Champion a professional, commercially aligned and values-driven people approach

About You

We are looking for a resilient, credible HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, matrix environment.

You will likely bring:

• Proven generalist HR experience at HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner level
• Strong employee relations expertise and sound UK employment law knowledge
• Experience supporting multiple business units or a matrix structure
• Confidence influencing and coaching senior stakeholders
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach with strong commercial awareness
• Experience using HR systems and data to drive insight (Sage People experience advantageous)
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) preferred

Working Environment

• Onsite role based in Northamptonshire
• Regular UK travel to support satellite locations
• Fast-paced, lean and commercially focused environment
• High level of autonomy and ownership
• Strong global People and Culture framework

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