Assistant Director of HR — West Midlands (Hybrid)
The rewards
- £700 – £800 per day (inside IR35)
- Minimum 2 days per week in West Midlands
- 6-month interim contract
Hours
- Interim contract — minimum 2 days per week on-site in West Midlands
The role of Assistant Director of HR:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across HR Services including Resourcing, HR Operations, HR Data & Insight, Payroll and Pensions
- Lead end-to-end resourcing, including workforce planning, talent acquisition and onboarding
- Oversee payroll and pensions delivery for circa 10,000 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Drive continuous improvement, service modernisation, and shared service delivery models
- Ensure robust HR data integrity, analytics and insight to inform decision-making
- Act as deputy to the Director of HR Services as required
- Build strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation and with trade unions
The ideal Assistant Director of HR:
- Significant senior-level experience leading HR operations in a complex organisation
- Strong knowledge of HR, payroll, pensions, and employment legislation
- Proven experience delivering transformation and service improvement
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into operational delivery
- CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent experience
Additional context
This is a high-impact interim leadership role within a large and complex organisation at a critical point of transformation. You will lead a multidisciplinary HR Services function and have the opportunity to shape and modernise HR service delivery at real organisational scale in the West Midlands.
