Head of HR
other jobs McGregor Boyall
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- Salary negotiable
Job Description:
We’re partnering with a highly successful financial services organisation to appoint a Head of HR to lead their UK People function. A rare opportunity to own end-to-end people strategy, drive culture, and shape long-term career development in a growing, high-performance environment.
The Opportunity
You will work closely with senior leadership to shape and oversee all HR operations. You’ll lead a small, high-performing team and ensure the organisation’s culture, values and people-centric approach remain at the core of every decision. This role requires a proactive, agile HR leader with the ability to influence, innovate and drive long-term career development across the business.
Key Responsibilities
*Lead the day-to-day HR function, ensuring high-quality service delivery across all people processes.
*Provide trusted HR advice to senior leaders and coach managers to strengthen people leadership capability.
*Lead talent management and development initiatives.
*Manage the annual performance and compensation review cycles.
*Champion company culture, values and DEI, ensuring inclusive and consistent people practices.
*Oversee early-career programmes.
*Maintain HR governance, compliance, policy updates and expert handling of complex employee relations cases.
*Ensure robust HR data integrity, reporting and monthly cost/budget oversight.
Experience and qualities
*10+ years HR leadership experience, ideally within financial services.
*Agile, innovative approach with a focus on engaging and positively influencing others.
*Proven ability to drive and sustain a positive and engaging culture.
*Strong employment law expertise with confidence handling complex ER cases.
*Commercial, pragmatic partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
*High attention to detail, strong judgement and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
Offering competitive total compensation package that will include strong benefits and bonus component.
This role will require someone to be on site 5 days per week.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
The Opportunity
You will work closely with senior leadership to shape and oversee all HR operations. You’ll lead a small, high-performing team and ensure the organisation’s culture, values and people-centric approach remain at the core of every decision. This role requires a proactive, agile HR leader with the ability to influence, innovate and drive long-term career development across the business.
Key Responsibilities
*Lead the day-to-day HR function, ensuring high-quality service delivery across all people processes.
*Provide trusted HR advice to senior leaders and coach managers to strengthen people leadership capability.
*Lead talent management and development initiatives.
*Manage the annual performance and compensation review cycles.
*Champion company culture, values and DEI, ensuring inclusive and consistent people practices.
*Oversee early-career programmes.
*Maintain HR governance, compliance, policy updates and expert handling of complex employee relations cases.
*Ensure robust HR data integrity, reporting and monthly cost/budget oversight.
Experience and qualities
*10+ years HR leadership experience, ideally within financial services.
*Agile, innovative approach with a focus on engaging and positively influencing others.
*Proven ability to drive and sustain a positive and engaging culture.
*Strong employment law expertise with confidence handling complex ER cases.
*Commercial, pragmatic partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
*High attention to detail, strong judgement and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
Offering competitive total compensation package that will include strong benefits and bonus component.
This role will require someone to be on site 5 days per week.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Job number 3572715
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Company Details:
McGregor Boyall
Company size: 100–249 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variet...