Head of People Operations

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‍ Head of People Operations
Hackney, London | Fully On-Site
Location: Hackney, London Salary: £65,000 Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
The Role
A senior, hands-on People Operations lead reporting to the Founder, owning the full employee lifecycle across a growing, fast-paced organisation.
This role combines HR governance, employee relations, payroll leadership, people analytics, and reward design. You will stabilise and refine HR operations before contributing to wider strategic leadership discussions.
Key Responsibilities
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Own all HR policies, processes, and compliance (UK employment law)
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Lead complex employee relations cases
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Line manage and develop the HR Coordinator
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Design and deliver manager training on HR best practice
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Build and manage HR metrics and reporting (retention, absence, grievances, headcount)
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Lead end-to-end payroll and annual pay review processes
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Conduct salary benchmarking and advise on pay structures
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Design and evolve benefits aligned to culture and budget
The Ideal Candidate
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Proven experience in a senior HR / People Operations role
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Strong UK employment law knowledge
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Extensive complex ER case management experience
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Experience building or improving HR processes
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Strong analytical and HR reporting skills
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Experience supporting a scaling organisation
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Confident, pragmatic, values-led leader with strong judgement
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Comfortable operating in a fully onsite environment
Interested? Apply today!
JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us
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Location:
Hackney, Greater London
Salary:
£60,000 - £65,000 /annum
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Accounting/Financial/Insurance

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