HR Manager (part-time)

We’re looking for a maternity cover HR Manager to join us until January 2026. We can offer the role on a part-time basis of between 15 – 25 hours per week, ideally worked across at least 3 days.

In this role you’ll be a HR Manager working in a generalist role as part of a remote HR team. You’ll report to the Senior HR Director (who works in London) and collaborate with our Senior HR Specialist based in Germany. The rest of your HR colleagues operate from the US head office and service our Americas employees. You can be based in our Truro office if convenient or you can work remotely.

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day HR functions of the employee lifecycle for c.90 employees across our EMEA & APAC offices. It’s okay if your experience is UK-specific as we’ll provide training on the other countries although of course any prior international HR experience is welcome.

You’ll also contribute to our global HR team projects such as process improvements, merit reviews, bonus processes, employee surveys, and business acquisitions. However, you won’t be required to run payroll in this role.

Your main deliverable will be to manage our day-to-day HR processes, escalating to HR leadership as required, in the areas of:

• Employee relations: Answer employee and leader queries on entitlements, policies, and processes, including supporting leaders to apply policies consistently, address performance / conduct / workplace etiquette issues, respond to requests for reasonable adjustments, and administer the flexible working request process, as well as working alongside line managers and HR leadership to address more serious performance or conduct issues
• Absence: monitor and, with line managers, address any concerns in relation to sick leave, vacation, dependent’s leave, general office attendance etc
• Family entitlements: deliver maternity / paternity / adoption and other family-related leave entitlements
• Reporting: running & analysing monthly reports from the HRMS
• Benefits: answer day-to-day queries from employees, brokers, and insurers; assist with annual renewals
• Administration: reply to reference requests for previous employees, issue employment confirmations, provide contract amendments etc
• Recruitment: post vacancies, screen applications, attend interviews with hiring managers, issue offers, and deliver onboarding
• Probations: monitor dates, liaise with leader to communicate pass / extend / fail outcomes
• Proactively contribute to ongoing streamlining of HR processes and procedures
• Payroll: maintaining the list of monthly payroll changes and providing this to the colleague running payroll

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Prior UK HR Manager experience working in an independent role
• Alternatively, the role could suit someone with a very strong UK HR Advisor background who is looking to step up and gain HR Manager-level experience
• It’s not necessary to have HR experience across mainland Europe and/or Asia although this is welcome if you have it as well as your main UK focus
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate directly with business leaders to achieve positive outcomes
• Comfortable working in an agile environment with shifting priorities
• Ability to build professional relationships with colleagues who work onsite and remotely
• Scrupulous attention to detail
• An understanding of confidentiality, privacy, and data protection
• Able to meet deadlines
• Prior experience working remotely from line manager
• Experience using HRMS and Office365

WHO WE ARE

The Dwellworks experience is driven with passion, hard work and integrity. We search for the team players, the go-getters, and the innovators who are hungry to learn.

We promote a relaxed, well-rounded environment where associates can explore and engage in extensive opportunities such as our associate led-committees (wellness, green, philanthropy, and fun). We operate an agile working scheme to promote a good work-life balance, meaning that our people can choose to work part-time from home and part-time in the office, or full-time in the office if you prefer.

Dwellworks values the diversity of perspective & experience brought to our company by people from all backgrounds & communities. Here at Dwellworks, we want you to succeed, we want you to grow, and we want you to thrive!