HR Manager - People, Culture & Compliance

Location: Greater Manchester 
Travel: Regular travel to sites around the UK
Salary: £70,000 - £72,000
Benefits:  Car allowance + PMI + Bonus 

Are you ready to take on a newly created role with real scope to shape culture, engagement, and compliance across a complex UK business?

We're seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead on people, culture, and compliance initiatives across a multi-site organisation (c.1,100 employees). It's a broad opportunity to drive the full employee experience, while partnering with senior stakeholders to embed meaningful cultural change.

What you'll be doing:

Lead on culture, people, and compliance projects that improve employee experience.

Coach and develop managers to enhance leadership capability.

Review and refine HR policies in line with evolving legislation.

Support employee engagement, EVP, and succession/talent planning initiatives.

Provide guidance on complex ER and legal/compliance matters.

Drive alignment with the organisation's people strategy.

Contribute to projects in compensation & benefits, working closely with senior HR leadership.

What we're looking for:

A commercially minded HR professional with broad generalist experience and strong exposure to culture, compliance, and ER.

Proven ability to balance autonomy with alignment in a matrix, multi-site environment.

High knowledge / HR Legal expert 

Strong union background 

Strong coaching, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience delivering measurable outcomes in culture, engagement, or organisational change.

Pragmatic, adaptable, and comfortable leading both strategic initiatives and hands-on HR delivery.

Flexibility to travel and build strong relationships across UK sites.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make their mark in a newly created role, shaping the future of people, culture, and compliance across the UK and we look forward to your CV / application