HR Manager UK & Ireland

Robert Walters has partnered with Normec Group, a fast-growing, private equity-backed European leader in Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Compliance (TICC) services, to recruit an experienced and dynamic HR Manager UK & Ireland. This is a unique opportunity to work across multiple entities and business units, driving impactful HR strategies while ensuring legal compliance and operational excellence.

This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple entities and business units within Normec's Healthcare division, driving impactful HR strategies while ensuring legal compliance and operational excellence. You'll lead country-level HR programs, support Managing Directors, integrate new acquisitions, and standardise processes across companies.

About the Role: As the HR Manager UK & Ireland, you will play a pivotal role in translating global HR strategies into actionable local priorities. You'll partner with Managing Directors and leadership teams to drive workforce planning, organisational design, and capability development while ensuring legal compliance and employee relations excellence. This is your chance to lead country-level HR programs, integrate new acquisitions, and standardise processes across multiple companies.

Key Responsibilities:

• HR Leadership & Strategic Partnering: Serve as the lead HR representative for all UK & Ireland entities, localising global strategies to legal and cultural requirements.
• HR Operations & Compliance: Ensure full compliance with UK and Ireland employment legislation, manage complex employee relations cases, and refine HR processes for consistency.
• Supporting Company-Level HR Teams: Coach and guide HR professionals across different entities while providing expert advice to MDs where needed.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Oversee recruitment for key roles, support internal mobility, succession planning, and talent pipeline creation.
• Integration of New Entities: Lead HR due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions, harmonising policies and onboarding processes.
• Country-Level HR Projects: Drive initiatives such as employee engagement surveys, compensation benchmarking, DE&I programmes, health & wellbeing initiatives, and more.
• HR Data & Reporting: Establish and monitor key HR metrics like turnover rates, absenteeism, recruitment timeframes, and employee relations metrics.

We're seeking a highly skilled HR professional with:

• Generalist experience across multiple entities or regions.
• Strong knowledge of both UK & Ireland employment law.
• Proven expertise in areas such as employee relations (including complex cases), recruitment & onboarding, organisational development, and change management.
• Technical proficiency in designing scalable HR processes and using tools like Recruitee (ATS) or other HRIS systems.

Soft Skills That Set You Apart:

• Comfortable rolling up your sleeves in environments with limited structure or evolving organisational frameworks.
• Ability to advise and challenge senior stakeholders while navigating ambiguity.
• High integrity and confidentiality with a proactive approach to identifying issues early and implementing solutions.

Additional Information:

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact across multiple organisations while working independently in a flexible environment. Whether you're based remotely in the UK or Ireland or prefer working from our offices in Northampton or Fleet, you'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and growth.

If you're ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role as an HR Manager for UK & Ireland with Normec Group, apply now through Robert Walters!

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