Senior HR Manager - global law firm

We have a new opportunity for a Senior HR Manager on a permanent basis. The Senior HR Manager will act as lead HR business partner to global practice group leads and be supported in the delivery of the BAU agenda by an HR Officer The position will be based in London with 3 days in the office, 2 at home.

Duties:

• Responsibility for shaping key divisional strategic people priorities in conjunction with Practice Heads and others.
• Active management of both immediate resourcing and succession planning requirements
• Act as a change manager and project leader, with the gravitas and credibility to influence at a senior level within the organisation.
• Active participation in divisional management meetings, frequently owning agenda items in the people space
• Provide advice and intervention to the business on complex employee relations issues
• Provide advice and intervention to the business on complex employee relations issues
• Champion diversity and inclusion in line with firm objectives
• Work alongside other Senior HR Managers to ensure consistency, sharing of ideas and best practice.
• Support the development of junior members of the HR team by providing timely feedback and mentoring as appropriate.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in delivering high quality strategic HR support to a sophisticated client base within a professional services environment
• Demonstrable evidence of building trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders
• Able to move from strategic reviews to hands on operational matters while retaining a high level of personal effectiveness and organisation.
• Good level of knowledge of UK and European employment legislation.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence and persuade.