Senior Manager, Employee Relations

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a global communications company focused on trust, action, inclusion, collaboration, and belonging.

What you will do

• Advise People Partners, managers, and business leaders on complex employee relations matters across the EMEA region.
• Lead workplace investigations and manage cases involving performance, misconduct, grievances, disciplinary actions, conflict, organizational change, and employment separations.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and regional stakeholders to manage organizational risk and ensure legally defensible decisions.
• Support the localization, implementation, and governance of global employee relations policies and frameworks.
• Analyze case data, workforce trends, and legislative developments to identify risks and recommend preventive actions.
• Improve case management, reporting, manager guidance, HR technology, and AI-enabled employee relations services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Employment Law, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of progressive experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, Employment Law, or Compliance.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters and investigations across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, regulatory frameworks, risk assessment, and employee relations practices.
• Excellent consultation, influencing, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in additional EMEA languages is preferred.

Nice to have

• Professional certification such as CIPD Level 5 or 7, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, PHR/SPHR, or an equivalent credential.
• Experience with Works Councils, trade unions, collective consultation, TUPE, labor inspections, and restructures.
• Experience in global People Operations, Global Business Services, Shared Services, or tiered HR service delivery models.
• Experience with HR technologies, case management platforms, reporting, knowledge management, and AI-enabled solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, fairness, transparency, and employee-centered practices.
• Collaboration with global and regional stakeholders in a complex, multicultural, matrixed environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to global employee relations continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work involving employee experience, organizational effectiveness, and legally compliant workplace practices.