Job Description:

CMA Recruitment Group has been exclusively retained to appoint a Head of HR on behalf of a growing, globally connected organisation based in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver a commercially aligned people strategy within a dynamic and evolving business. With a strong reputation in its sector, the organisation combines scale with agility, and is now seeking a senior HR professional who can operate as a true partner to the leadership team while driving organisational capability, performance and culture.

The Head of HR role

Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of the HR agenda, ensuring it supports both immediate operational needs and longer-term business ambitions. This is a broad and strategic role, blending business partnering at executive level with oversight of core HR delivery.

Key areas of focus include:

• Leading the development and execution of a forward-looking HR strategy aligned to overarching business objectives
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing insight and guidance across complex people, organisational and cultural matters
• Driving organisational design, workforce planning and talent strategies to support business growth and transformation
• Overseeing employee relations, ensuring a pragmatic, commercially balanced approach to risk and resolution
• Supporting international HR activity, ensuring consistency of approach while recognising local nuances
• Leveraging data and insight to inform decision-making and continuously improve people outcomes
• Embedding a high-performance, values-led culture that supports engagement, retention and capability

Suitable Candidate for the Head of HR vacancy

This role will suit an experienced HR leader who is comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels within a complex or multi-site environment.
You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership or Business Partnering role, ideally within a global or large-scale organisation
• A track record of shaping and delivering HR strategy in alignment with commercial outcomes
• Strong organisational design, talent and change management expertise
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law, with the confidence to navigate complex employee relations matters
• Credibility and presence to influence and challenge at senior level
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach with the ability to build strong relationships across the business
• Fully CIPD qualification

Additional benefits for the role of Head of HR

• Competitive salary and benefits package, depending on experience
• Hybrid working model
• A genuine opportunity to influence at a strategic level
• A supportive and collaborative leadership environment
• Ongoing professional development and career progression

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