HR Specialist

Are you passionate about creating exceptional employee experiences and driving HR processes that empower people to do their best work? Then join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing quality of life for people.

As our new HR Specialist, you will be delivering end-to-end HR support across the employee lifecycle, partnering with managers and employees to ensure smooth, compliant, and people-centered HR operations that align with Grundfos's global standards.

This role is based in our office in Leighton Buzzard.

As a key part of the People & Organisation team for UK & Ireland, you'll create impact by strengthening our HR foundations, ensuring seamless people processes, driving employee engagement, and enabling our teams to focus on delivering sustainable water solutions to the world.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Manage core HR processes including onboarding, offboarding, contract changes, and supporting implementation of organization design, employee data management with accuracy and timeliness.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers on HR policies, procedures, and employment-related inquiries e.g., performance & absence management, disciplinary & grievance, training and development.
• Support apprentice recruitment activities by coordinating interviews, preparing offer documentation, and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Administer and maintain HR systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, People Inc.), ensuring data integrity and generating reports to support decision-making.
• Contribute to HR compliance efforts by monitoring local labor law requirements and supporting internal audits and policy updates in line with legislation.
• Support diversity, volunteering and wellbeing agendas and initiatives for UK & Ireland.
• Drive continuous improvement of HR processes and participate in cross-functional projects related to employee experience, engagement and organizational development.

Above all, you are a detail-oriented HR professional with strong interpersonal skills, a solid understanding of HR operations, and a genuine commitment to supporting people throughout their employment journey. We would also imagine that you have:

• Professional HR certification (e.g., CIPD), Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in an HR generalist or HR specialist role, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of HR information systems (SAP SuccessFactors or similar) and proficiency in MS Office.
• Strong understanding of employment legislation and HR compliance requirements.
• Experience with HR process improvement.

We care! Day to day, you can look forward to:

• Opportunity to participate in an annual incentive scheme, flexible benefits and a strong focus on well-being activities.
• Three days' additional paid leave for volunteering in your community.
• Access to on-demand training and learning sessions and carefully structured programmes to pursue personal and professional development opportunities.

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.

Workplace: Hybrid (office and home working)

Job Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom