HR Director - 6 months

Job Title: HR Director
Rate: £650 - £700 (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Hybrid
Clearance: BPSS
Stages: 2 Stage

The successful candidate will shape and lead the Market Unit's people agenda, delivering a workforce strategy that aligns with business goals, supports client engagement, and ensures long-term organisational capability. This is a hands-on and strategic role requiring depth in transformation, workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, and stakeholder influence.

Skills and Experience
A strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to execution.
Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role within complex, matrixed organisations - ideally in IT services or consulting.
Strong business acumen and a proven ability to influence and coach senior leaders.
Demonstrated success in driving change, building high-performing teams, and navigating complex employee relations landscapes.
Deep expertise in talent management, workforce transformation, engagement, and culture-building.
Strong understanding of the public sector or regulated environments is advantageous.
Experience managing a population of 2,000+ employees, with a focus on agility, scalability, and business impact.
High level of integrity, discretion, and commercial judgment.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect people strategies to business performance, cost drivers, and client outcomes.
Proven ability to lead HR transformation initiatives, including operating model redesign, digital enablement, and capability uplift.
Skilled in leveraging people analytics and workforce data to drive strategic decisions and demonstrate HR value.
Experience in managing HR governance, compliance, and risk frameworks across diverse business units.