HR Manager (Employment Relations)

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a progressive advisory firm providing pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services to pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices across 10 UK offices.

What you will do

• Provide specialist employment law and HR advice, leading complex or high-risk employee relations cases from assessment through resolution.
• Lead settlement agreement negotiations, drafting and approval, and develop and govern HR policies, processes and terms and conditions.
• Analyse people data, maintain HRIS records, identify risks and trends, and recommend service, policy and business improvements.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle, wellbeing, occupational health, payroll, contracts, performance and reward activities with internal stakeholders.
• Manage DSARs, including data searches, redactions, exemptions, audit trails and statutory responses.
• Lead people workstreams for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic partnerships, including due diligence, TUPE, consultation, integration and policy harmonisation.

Requirements

• CIPD qualified or possessing equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Extensive employee relations experience with strong knowledge of UK employment law and TUPE regulations.
• Demonstrable experience negotiating and drafting settlement agreements and managing complex or high-risk cases through resolution.
• Experience managing DSARs or similarly sensitive information requests, including confidentiality, redaction, record-keeping and statutory deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to turn complex HR information into clear, focused and commercially relevant advice.
• Credibility and flexibility when advising, coaching and constructively challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively at pace, exercise judgement in ambiguous situations, prioritise competing demands and maintain strong attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of people risk and employment frameworks, balancing legal, commercial and employee considerations.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to produce evidence-based recommendations, plus proficiency in HR information systems and a focus on data accuracy and process effectiveness.

Nice to have

• Professional services or partnership-based experience.
• Experience of HR due diligence, people risk assessment and transaction-related change.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month fixed-term contract starting as soon as possible, with hybrid work in Glasgow.
• Career development through diverse client work, training and opportunities across different markets and career paths.
• Supportive, inclusive and equitable workplace focused on respect, fairness, belonging and accountability.
• Flexible working approach supporting work-life balance.
• Work with a fast-growing professional services business committed to quality, inclusion and continuous improvement.