HR Operations Manager

Hereford, Herefordshire
Gleeson Recruitment Group

Start Date: January 2026
Location: Hybrid/Remote, with some travel required based Hereford initially 6 months FTC.

I am looking for an experienced HR Operations Manager to join our team at a pivotal time. This role is ideal for someone who has operated in fast-paced, high-change environments, particularly within organisations experiencing frequent acquisitions and integrations.

This is a hands-on role, well-suited to someone who is comfortable working through transition, managing competing demands, and being honest about the realities of workload and pace.

HR Operations Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Leading HR operations across a multi-division business with ongoing acquisition activity
• Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses, including onboarding employees where contracts, data, or processes may not yet exist
• Ensuring contracts of employment are issued accurately and at pace for new starters
• Building and maintaining a scalable HR operations function that can absorb future acquisitions
• Working closely with HR leadership to improve retention through effective integration
• Operating confidently in an environment of constant change and shifting priorities
• Maintaining robust compliance across all HR processes
• Owning and improving employee data integrity across systems
• Developing and maintaining basic dashboards and board-level reporting
• Improving accessibility, quality, and consistency of people data
• Supporting the evolution of HR systems, with Sage implementation planned for 2027

HR Operations Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Proven experience in an HR Operations role within a fast-paced, high-growth organisation
• Hands-on experience supporting frequent acquisitions, particularly smaller businesses
• Strong understanding of what “good” looks like when integrating new starters from acquired organisations
• Highly data literate and confident managing large volumes of employee data and improving data quality
• Comfortable producing clear, simple dashboards for senior leadership and board reporting
• Strong focus on compliance and risk management
• Commercially minded
• Confident working through ambiguity and change
• Practical, solutions focused, and not afraid to roll up your sleeves
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills

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