Head of HR
- Poole, Dorset
- £50,000-60,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will lead the organisation’s people strategy, driving cultural engagement, ensuring legal compliance, and modernising HR processes as the company enters an exciting growth phase.What will the Head of HR and Payroll role involve?
- Develop and deliver a forward-looking HR strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Advise the Board and senior leadership team on people matters and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning, and succession strategies.
- Ensure full compliance with UK employment law, HMRC, ACAS, GDPR.
- Lead and manage the payroll function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance (using Sage).
- Design and implement performance management, learning, and development programmes.
- Modernise HR systems and progress from paper-based to digital processes.
- Proven HR leadership experience in a complex, multi-site UK organisation.
- Strong payroll knowledge and understanding of HMRC requirements.
- Full knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice (CIPD Level 7 preferred but not essential).
- Exceptional interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- High integrity, discretion, and emotional intelligence, with a hands-on approach.
- Company car/car allowance, BUPA medical cover, Profit sharing scheme
- Pension via salary sacrifice
- Cycle to work scheme
- 1 day/week working from home