HR Operations Manager

HR Operations Manager

Fixed Term Contract – 6 Months

Central London

Hybrid Working (3 Days in Office)

£55,000-£60,000

Are you an experienced HR Operations professional who enjoys bringing structure, accountability and continuous improvement to busy HR environments?

We’re partnering with a well-established organisation with an international footprint and a strong social impact mission. As they continue a wider transformation of their people function, they are looking for an Interim HR Operations Manager to lead day-to-day HR operations, strengthen service delivery and drive process improvement across the UK workforce.

The Role

You’ll manage the output of a small HR Operations team and ensure the delivery of a high-quality, compliant and customer-focused HR service. You’ll play a key role in stabilising and enhancing HR operations, improving processes, ensuring accurate employee data and payroll preparation, and helping create a more efficient and responsive HR function.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the day-to-day delivery of HR operations and employee lifecycle activities.
• Managing and developing a small HR Operations team, providing clear direction and accountability.
• Overseeing contracts, changes to employment terms, benefits administration and people records.
• Ensuring accurate HR data management, reporting and payroll preparation.
• Monitoring service levels, workload management and operational performance.
• Acting as an escalation point for complex operational queries.
• Driving data quality, process documentation and operational compliance.
• Identifying opportunities for automation, system readiness and continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across HR, Finance, Payroll and operational teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven HR Operations experience within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes, HR administration and governance.
• Experience managing or supervising HR teams and driving accountability.
• Excellent attention to detail with a passion for process improvement.
• Strong HR systems and data management experience.
• Comfortable working in a changing environment and helping teams navigate transformation.
• A customer-focused approach with empathy, patience and strong communication skills.
• CIPD qualified, studying towards qualification, or equivalent experience.

If you’re a hands-on HR Operations leader who enjoys fixing, improving and creating sustainable processes, we’d love to hear from you.

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.