Senior HR Business Partner

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)

Salary: £75,000 – £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a senior people leader who thrives in fast‑paced, high‑growth tech environments? Do you enjoy building scalable HR solutions while staying hands-on and deeply connected to the organisation? If so, this Senior HR Business Partner role offers a rare opportunity to shape the entire people agenda of a growing technology-led business.

The Opportunity

This organisation is scaling rapidly and investing in strong, pragmatic HR leadership. As Senior HR Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders championing culture, leading recruitment at scale, and ensuring robust people processes across the full employee lifecycle.

You will play a pivotal role in designing, strengthening, and embedding the people infrastructure needed for continued growth — all while preserving the organisation’s distinctive culture.

This role will suit a senior HR professional who has strong strategic experience but enjoys remaining hands-on in a growing business currently with c100 employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for up to 50 hires in 2026, covering permanent roles, FTCs, and offshore/outsourced engineering resourcing. 
• Champion and evolve the company culture as the organisation scales.
• Lead performance management and appraisal processes, ensuring clear expectations and fair handling of underperformance.
• Review, design, and continuously improve all employee lifecycle processes (recruitment, onboarding, development, exit, etc.)
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations and UK employment law, ensuring full compliance
• Partner closely with Engineering Managers 
• Support organisational change in a fast-moving, maturing environment
• Line manage HR responsibilities carried out by the existing HR Manager
• Act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team on all HR and people matters

Skills & Experience

• Strong track record within high-growth tech organisations
• Proven background as a Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or equivalent senior HR role
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally within technical or engineering-led environments
• Experience managing performance, employee relations, and organisational change
• Credible communicator capable of partnering deeply with senior leaders and technical teams
• Comfortable navigating fast-paced, high-growth environments
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) preferred

Benefits

Salary between £75,000 - £85,000pa DOE

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (option to buy/sell 
• Life assurance & employer pension contributions.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Training budget, coaching, and ongoing development support
• Opportunities to support local charities and community 
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 office days per week (may be higher during first six months).

This is a high-impact position with the scope to shape organisational culture, lead recruitment at scale, and influence senior leadership during a pivotal phase of growth. The role is benchmarked at Senior HR Business Partner / Senior Manager level, with clear progression potential into a future Head of HR position as the organisation evolves.