We’re looking for an experienced HR Manager to join our People team and play a pivotal role in supporting our leadership, embedding our culture, and driving initiatives that make Hanson Wade Group an exceptional place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, commercial environment and wants to influence both strategy and day-to-day delivery.

Hanson Wade Group is a fast-growing business intelligence provider working in the Life Science, HR, and Construction sectors. Our mission is to support the industry through information products that deliver market insights and research intelligence. 

What you’ll be doing

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to divisional leaders, bringing people insights, challenge and coaching to help shape business decisions.
• Provide guidance on organisational design, talent management and employee engagement to ensure our teams are set up for success.
• Take an active role in leadership meetings, influencing with data and insight to align people strategy with business objectives.
• In collaboration with our L&D Manager, lead the quarterly performance review and bonus cycles, ensuring clear communication, smooth delivery and fair calibration.
• Use people data and reporting to measure impact and make evidence-based recommendations.

HR Management & Operations

• Partner with managers to resolve employee relations matters effectively, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and company policy.
• Oversee HR and payroll administration (offers, contracts, probation, changes, benefits, leavers), ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead on HR policy development, annual reviews and continuous improvement of our people processes.
• Monitor sickness and absence reporting, supporting managers to identify trends and solutions.
• Conduct and analyse exit interviews, sharing actionable insights to improve employee experience.
• Become proficient in our HRIS and reporting tools, with the ability to run reports, analyse data, and support HR Assistant activities as needed.

Benefits

• Lead the design and review of our benefits offering, ensuring it remains competitive, cost-effective and valued by employees.
• Partner with external providers and brokers to secure the best value for the business and our people.
• Provide total reward statements and regular reporting on benefits uptake.
• Take ownership of family-friendly, wellbeing and benefits-related policies, ensuring they remain compliant and aligned with best practice.
• Lead on companywide social events, as well as supporting colleagues who organise social clubs and activities.

Cultural and Teamwork

• Play a central role in embedding our company values across the business, ensuring they come to life in daily practice.
• Promote and deliver cultural initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, collaboration and wellbeing.
• Act as a role model for positive behaviours, working with leaders and managers to drive a high-performing, inclusive culture.
• Get involved in ad hoc projects and initiatives that shape our evolving People function.

We are looking for:

• Someone commercially minded, with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes.
• Confident at balancing multiple projects/tasks simultaneously, whilst meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work.
• Innovative and results-driven with a sense of ownership and a proven track record of working on your own initiative.
• Strong communicator with the ability to engage, influence and inspire different stakeholders.
• Proficient in using HRIS systems effectively, demonstrating the ability to pull and analyse people data reports.
• Previous experience working in an HR/People generalist role at HR Manager/HR BP level, gained in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Demonstrable experience in managing and improving employee benefits. Must understand salary exchange requirements and tax implications of different benefits.
• Solid experience in leading on high volume low level along with complex ER cases.
• Practical knowledge of HR best practice policies and procedures in the UK.
• CIPD Level 5 Qualification (preferred)

We can offer:

• Private health and life insurance
• Hybrid working arrangement – 2/3 days in the office when needed
• A range of different social clubs such as, book club, five-a-side, netball and more
• 1 extra day of annual leave each year, up to 30 days of annual leave (not including public holidays)
• Access to our Wader Hub benefits platform which include, retail, gym, hospitality, and wellness discounts
• Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 year
• Quarterly development conversations

£55,000 Base + Bonus