Employee Relations Manager

We are partnered with a growing financial services organisation in their recruitment of an Employee Relations Manager to join their HR function on a 12 month FTC. This is a hands‑on, role providing expert, commercial employee relations advice to stakeholders as well as managing a small team.

The role will suit an experienced ER professional who is confident operating at senior stakeholder level, balancing legal risk with commercial priorities, and supporting the business through a wide range of employee relations matters and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert, pragmatic advice to HR teams, people managers and senior stakeholders across a broad range of matters including: disciplinary, grievance, discrimination, restructures, conflict resolution, capability, settlement agreements and policy interpretation.
• Manage and lead the day‑to‑day activity, development and coaching of the Employee Relations team, acting as first point of escalation for complex and high‑risk cases.
• Manage ER cases end to end, including investigations, documentation, attendance at meetings to successfully resolve.
• Lead the review, development and refinement of HR policies, ensuring consistency of approach and alignment with current legislation.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, acting as subject matter expert on individual and collective consultation processes.
• Monitor ER trends and contribute to data analysis and reporting, identifying themes, risks and opportunities and making recommendations to senior HR leadership.

Key Skills

• Proven experience in a specialist employee relations or HR role with a strong ER focus, including complex case management and policy development.
• Experience of managing or coaching a small team.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence and advise at the senior level.
• In‑depth knowledge of UK employment law, policy and process.
• Experience within professional services or a similarly regulated, fast‑paced environment would be advantageous.

Hybrid working available.

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