Senior HR Manager

Our leading international law firm client has an extremely exciting opportunity for a HR Manager to join their London office on a temporary basis until around the end of August.

Key duties will include:

• Proactively develop strong, value-add, and trusted advisor relationships with all members of client groups.
• Regularly meet with Office Managing Partners and director level clients to develop strategic plans
• Assess needs of client groups and collaborate with global Talent Development team to create solutions
• Collaborate with managers and employees in developing business goals and objectives.
• In conjunction with the global Talent Development team, facilitate the development of the approach, strategy and tactical plan for engaging managers and staff in skill and career development.
• Create and customise tools to promote recruitment and retention of top performers, leadership development, coaching; talent review, and succession planning.
• Integrate core processes and talent strategies into the business fabric of client groups.
• Manage client base in firmwide HR system.
• Collaborate with other firm HRBPs and HR functional leaders to execute on HR strategy, share information and best practices and ensure overall HR consistency across offices and functional departments.
• Collaborate with the Firm's Leave Administrator and local HR and finance teams to ensure that all leaves of absence are managed properly including reporting for bonuses, unpaid, etc.
• Manage and delegate, as appropriate, recruiting processes for assigned business services client groups
• Manage UK inbound immigration processes for the London office, providing guidance to employees and liaising with legal counsel to ensure compliance with UK immigration laws
• Additional HR projects as and when required

Job Requirements:

• Experience of working in a law firm
• Credible
• Self-motivated
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Able to work well in a team and contribute fully to its success
• A meticulous approach (detail orientated) with a commercial and pragmatic outlook
• An aptitude for working in a fast-moving business environment, and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Self-starter
• An outgoing and friendly manner

If you meet the above criteria, then please contact Ryder Reid Legal today for a confidential discussion.