Head of HR Operations

Thanks for checking out our job description for a Head of HR Operations here at Stowe Family Law- if you love growth, flexibility and the chance to work in a people focussed, progressive environment - keep reading. This is an important role, and were so passionate about it that this might be a long advert, so let me cut to the chase before getting into the finer detail of the role and Stowe. To support out growth were hiring a Head of HR Operations to lead a team and expand our internal capabilities. We want to offer you a great salary, a chance to work with wonderful people and the opportunity to work in a really clever, people-focussed way. Youll have flexibility to work from home, or the office, whenever you like. You can arrange your days or weeks around your commitments outside of work. Youll have progression opportunities because were going to triple the size of our business in three years within an industry that needs shaking up. Youll be involved in strategic discussions around our growth and youll be given the opportunity to get involved with a wide variety of projects across the business. Were firm believers in training and development, so you can expect to attend conferences and talks as well as benefiting from one-on-one coaching wherever needed. Who is Stowe Family Law? Stowe Family Law LLP is the country's largest specialist family law firm with over 65 lawyers specialising in divorce, financial remedy and childcare across 23 offices. Were the experts in what we do and the way we help our clients is exceptional. In the last few years weve grown the business by over 150%, so now is a great time to join us, weve already laid the groundwork and now, were about to build something really special. We have big ambitions for Stowe Family Law: to serve more clients than ever before, to make Stowe the best place to work for our people, and to grow our business for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. But, to build the UKs leading family law practice, we need to build the best HR team that the family law market has ever seen; thats where you come in. Your HR experience will help us grow, develop, retain and motivate our staff to help us meet our ambitious growth targets But you wont be alone. Youll be working within our People team, youll be given expert tools and more data and insight than anyone else has. Your recommendations will shape the very structure of our business and our operating model. In exchange for this, all we ask is that you join us in our journey to tripling our client base in three-years. Where is Stowe going? Backed by venture capital firm Living Bridge, were on a mission to almost triple our client base from 2,200 clients per year to 6,500. The family law space has languished, and we want to bring client-centric innovation and the best technologies and approaches modern-day marketing has to offer to supercharge our growth and the quality of service we deliver to our clients. Where do you fit in? Im glad you asked. Youll join our close-knit HR team whore based in Harrogate, however, were comfortable with you working remotely or from one of our other locations most of the time with flexibility to visit our Head Office or our other locations as the role may require. Reporting into Morna, our Director of Human Resources, youll support the delivery of our People Strategy and oversee operational excellence. This will involve leadership of our HR Ops team, leading change across the business, challenging organisational design, and supporting our leaders to drive performance within their teams. Were offering a salary of up 45-55k depending on experience, as well as in-house training and development, and freedom, flexibility and work-life balance. Requirements You should join us if you have: * Extensive experience in providing exceptional service and managing a demanding workload * A broad background in HR Management, ideally with some specialism in ER, Reward or OD * Experience of leading a team * Credible and Commercial wants to understand our business * People focussed with the ability to form strong relationships at all levels * Resilience to change were a fast moving business with ambitious growth targets * Ideally experience within a law firm/professional services would be beneficial but not essential Youll be able to: * Coach our leaders and help develop others * Deliver largescale projects and manage change * Listen, take on board others views and then confidently speak up skillfully Benefits Whats in it for you? * 45-55,000 salary DoE * 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays) * Performance and values related bonus * Contributory pension * Simply Health Medical Cash Plan * Discounted legal services * 3x Death in service * Season ticket loans * Flexible working What kind of person are we looking for? If youre the kind of person that gets excited by engaging people and delivering projects to effect change, youll feel right at home here. We want someone looking to accelerate thei