Human Resources Manager
Posted 2 days ago by VWA Ltd
£90,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Human Resources Manager on a 14-month fixed-term contract, starting in June 2026, within a growing real estate private equity company based in Mayfair. The position involves managing all aspects of HR for the London and European offices, including employee relations, payroll, and compliance with employment law. The ideal candidate will have strong HR management experience and knowledge of UK employment law, with fluency in French or German being advantageous. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a competitive salary up to £90K depending on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing HR support to employees across Europe, including employee relations, recruitment, hiring, and onboarding.
- Monthly payroll management – liaising with external payroll providers for European payroll and managing UK payroll.
- Managing the annual review process.
- Ensuring company benefit schemes are up to date, liaising with providers.
- Keeping HR system up to date.
- Keeping up to date with employment law.
- Day-to-day HR Administration.
Key Skills:
- Strong HR Management experience within a fast-paced corporate environment.
- Experience of process improvements.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice / employee relations.
- Some experience of EU (French and German) employment law is highly advantageous.
- Fluency in French and/or German is highly desirable, but not essential.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent.
- Muck-in attitude – happy with taking on HR administration as well as the operational side of HR.
Salary (Rate): £90,000.00/year
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
5-HRGreen/SDLW HR Manager 14 month FTC June 2026 start Mayfair Up to £90K depending on experience Real Estate Private Equity
About the Company: A growing real estate private equity company based in Mayfair. With around 35 in the London office, and additional offices in Europe, the business offer a collaborative and social team culture and good additional benefits.
About the Role: This is a fixed-term contract maternity cover HR Manager role which will encompass all aspects of day-to-day HR within the London and European (French and German) offices, including:
- Providing HR support to employees across Europe, including employee relations, recruitment, hiring and onboarding
- Monthly payroll management – liaising with external payroll providers for European payroll and managing UK payroll (tax codes, holiday, maternity pay etc)
- Managing the annual review process
- Ensuring company benefit schemes are up to date, liaising with providers etc
- Keep HR system up to date
- Keeping up to date with employment law
- Day-to-day HR Administration.
Candidate Specification: Strong HR Management experience within a fast-paced corporate environment – previous experience within financial services is not required, but may be advantageous Experience of process improvements Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice / employee relations. Some experience of EU (French and German) employment law would be highly advantageous. Fluency in French and / or German is highly desirable, but not essential CIPD qualification or equivalent Muck-in attitude – happy with taking on HR administration as well as the operational side of HR.
Additional Information: Salary up to £90K depending on experience 14 month fixed-term contract commencing June 2026 Hours are 9am – 5:30pm Hybrid working – 1 day a week from home, however mainly office-based for the first 4-8 weeks to allow for a full handover. If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today!