HR Director

Company: AUSTIN MATLEY
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Location: Plymouth
Job Description:

HR Director

Plymouth | Full-Time | On-Site

We are exclusively partnering with a rapidly growing, PE-backed compliance and services group to appoint an experienced HR Director during a key phase of strategic growth and acquisition activity.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a commercially minded HR professional who can scale people operations, strengthen leadership capability, and support ambitious growth plans.

The Role

Reporting to the COO, responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and delivering the HR strategy aligned to business growth
  • Supporting organisational scaling and workforce planning
  • Improving employee engagement, retention, and performance
  • Building leadership development and succession planning frameworks
  • Implementing KPI-led performance management
  • Supporting M&A activity, including integration and cultural alignment
  • Driving a high-performance culture across the organisation

About You

We are looking for:

✔ Senior HR leadership experience within a scaling organisation

✔ Strong commercial and operational mindset

✔ Experience leading organisational change and performance improvement

✔ Background in leadership development and employee engagement

✔ Experience within acquisitive or PE-backed environments advantageous

✔ CIPD Level 7 preferred

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with ambitious expansion plans and play a key role in shaping its future people strategy.

Posted: June 2nd, 2026