HR Talent Manager

Location: Farnborough (3 days office based, 2 from home)
Salary: £43,000 - £48,000

Overview

This organisation is a leading UK financial advice business with over 400 employees, £7bn+ assets under oversight and a strong growth strategy, including transformation and M&A activity.

The HR function plays a central role in delivering the people strategy, ensuring strong employee engagement, robust policies, and effective support to managers across the business.

Role Purpose

The HR Talent Manager manages the full employee lifecycle to attract, develop and retain talent aligned to both strategic and operational goals.

The role spans recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning and development, engagement, internal communications, M&A activity and offboarding, working closely with HR & Systems Administrators to ensure smooth operational delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment (20%)

* Partner with managers to define role requirements and remuneration

* Manage PSL relationships and support supplier review

* Support and attend interviews to ensure consistent hiring standards

Onboarding & Offboarding (10%)

* Oversee and deliver induction

* Conduct and analyse exit interviews, reporting trends and recommendations

Talent & Performance (10%)

* Support succession planning and career mapping

* Maintain appraisal documentation and analyse calibration data

* Provide first-line support on performance processes

Learning & Development (20%)

* Embed career mapping and internal mobility initiatives

* Support line manager capability through training and employment law guidance

* Review and maintain HR training content

Employee Engagement (20%)

* Lead the annual engagement survey process

* Analyse data, identify themes and support delivery of action plans

Internal Communications (10%)

* Coordinate newsletters and weekly operational updates

* Support quarterly and annual employee communications

M&A Support (5%)

* Contribute to HR due diligence

* Prepare TUPE documentation and support integration activity

Additional Duties (5%)

* Provide broader HR support as required

Compliance

* Maintain HR best practice in line with employment law and FCA regulatory expectations

* Basic criminal record and credit checks required

* Not a Certification Function

Skills & Experience

* Generalist HR experience within a professional services environment (financial services desirable)

* Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

* Confident analysing and interpreting HR data

* Highly organised with strong attention to detail

* CIPD Level 5 desirable