People Operations Team Leader

hays-gcj-v4-pd-online Reading, England Posted Mar 31, 2026

Full Time
Hybrid

Job description

Your newpany

Our client is seeking a People Operations Team Leader to join their small but friendly team to help manage the HR Shared Service system. Our client is a Housing Organisation with over 4,000 staff members based throughout the region. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys coaching others, improving processes, and delivering a service that truly adds value for the business.

Your new role

  • Leading, coaching, and developing a small team, ensuring a consistently high standard of service.
  • Overseeing people-related queries and supporting your team with moreplex issues.
  • Providing second-line HR advice to colleagues and managers, helping them navigate policies and processes confidently.
  • Managing a caseload of employment-related queries and identifying opportunities to drive improvements.
  • Using data and workload metrics to plan resources, monitor SLAs, identify trends, and improve service delivery.
  • Acting as the key connector between People Operations, People Relations, and Strategic Partnering teams.
  • What you'll need to succeed

  • Ideally CIPD Level 5 Qualified
  • HR Shared Service experience
  • Experience advising managers on HR matters
  • Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
  • Experience using HR systems and improving processes
  • What you'll get in return

  • £43,000 salary per annum
  • Hybrid working (3 days a week on site)
  • 35 hours per week (9am–5pm)
  • On-site parking
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