Assistant Director - HR Services (Interim)
Location: West Midlands (minimum 2 days per week)
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate : £700-£800 per day (inside IR35)
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Director - HR Services to join a large and complex organisation at a critical point of transformation. This is a high-impact leadership role, forming part of the extended HR team.
You will lead a multidisciplinary HR Services function, overseeing Resourcing, HR Operations, HR Data & Insight, Payroll and Pensions, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and customer-focused service delivery across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across HR Services functions
- 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
About You
- 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)
Why Apply?
This is a unique opportunity to shape and modernise HR service delivery in a large-scale environment, with real organisational impact.
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