Oakleaf Partnership are proud to be partnering with this market leading food manufacturing business who are seeking a Head of People Services. The client is on an exciting journey as they embark on a significant HR transformation, implementing a new operating model. They are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of People Services to play a pivotal role in establishing and leading this function, supporting the team through a seamless transition. As the Head of People Services, you will lead the HR Operations and Payroll teams, shaping the future of shared services and ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

The Head of People Services will be responsible for the set up and design of the centre of excellence, so will need to design and implement onboarding, offboarding, employee administration, payroll preparation, compensation, and benefits facilitation. In this role you will implement people reporting, lead the people services team, develop metrics and dashboards for the people leadership team and lead / manage the team

– Experience setting up shared services models is essential
– Significant knowledge of People processes, UK employment law, and best practices
– Minimum 5 years of people management experience
– Experience in Change Management and influencing senior stakeholders
– Expert communicator with high emotional intelligence