We’re looking for an experienced HR professional who shares our belief that people are at the heart of a successful business. In this role, you’ll be the Group’s central source of expertise, guiding and supporting our approach to people management across all our businesses. At Milbank Group, we’re proud to foster workplaces where colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to thrive. You’ll help us bring that to life consistently, ensuring our policies, processes, and culture reflect our values and meet the needs of each business. By building strong foundations and championing best practice, you’ll help shape the people strategies that will support our continued growth and shared success.
Core responsibilities:
Recruitment and onboarding
- Oversight of recruitment and onboarding processes across the Group, including standardisation of associated documentation.
HR policies and procedures
- Develop a suite of HR policies and procedures, ensuring these are aligned with the latest legislation and incorporated into staff handbooks.
- Assist with the selection and implementation of a Groupwide payroll solution.
- Develop HR systems across the Group and lead on the optimisation of HR processes and workflow design.
- Assist in the development, collection and presentation of HR-related metrics and insight.
Reward strategy
- Review and recommend compensation and benefits packages that are competitive and aligned with the Group’s strategy; lead annual salary reviews and bonus/incentive schemes.
Employee relations and compliance
- Oversee employee relations issues, across the Group, as a subject matter expert, supporting complex cases and ensuring fair and legally compliant outcomes.
- Responsibility for compliance with external HR reporting requirements.
- Develop and manage performance appraisal systems and assist in implementing where required; support managers in effective performance conversations.
- Coordinate the Group’s employee surveys and any subsequent actions.
- Manage relationships with external consultants.
Strategic/leadership
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement HR strategies aligned with the Group’s goals.
- Champion the Group’s values, supporting leaders to bring them to life, across diverse businesses.
- Develop and coach local HR support, within the Group’s companies.
- Champion the Group’s approach to leadership development including implementing succession planning, career development and talent retention strategies.
- Support the Group’s sustainability commitments through the creation of policies that support our ESG commitments and align with the Group’s annual Impact Report.
- Support the investment team with the HR aspects of due diligence on new acquisitions and post deal integration.
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