Global Head of HR

As the group’s senior HR professional, you’ll own HR strategy and day-to-day delivery, with support from an HR Coordinator. You’ll advise senior leaders on organisational change while directly managing employee relations, payroll, benefits, policies and HR systems. This role suits someone who has led an HR function and enjoys staying close to the work.

Your first priorities will be to lead the transition of UK employees from an employer-of-record (EOR) arrangement to direct employment, take ownership of US HR operations delivered through our professional employer organisation (PEO), and assess the long-term US setup. You’ll also take on active employee relations cases, support organisational changes as the businesses integrate, and set the 2027 group HR calendar.

Over the first year, you’ll develop a global employee handbook with local supplements and align core practices across the three businesses, including performance reviews, payroll and benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Integration and organisational change

* Lead the UK transition to direct employment, coordinating TUPE planning, employee information and consultation, communications, contracts, payroll, pensions, benefits, HR systems and the provider handover.
* Partner with leadership on organisation design, reporting lines and role changes. Lead consultation, documentation, employee communications and manager briefings, working with employment counsel where needed.
* Review practices inherited through acquisition and recommend where to align them, taking into account contractual obligations, employee experience, legal risk and cost.

HR operations and compliance

* Own UK payroll in partnership with Finance and our provider. Oversee workplace pension auto-enrolment, private medical insurance, benefit renewals, statutory sick pay and family leave administration.
* Oversee US payroll and benefits through our PEO. Manage EOR relationships in other markets and work with providers to meet local employment, payroll and benefits obligations.
* Develop and maintain the group handbook and local supplements. Keep UK contracts and policies current and oversee right-to-work checks, holiday and absence administration, and employee data handling.
* Own the group HR information system and maintain accurate employee records. Report on headcount, turnover, absence and people costs, and partner with the CFO and Finance on the annual compensation cycle.

Employee relations and the employee lifecycle

* Serve as a trusted, confidential point of contact for employees and managers. Handle grievances, disciplinary and capability matters, investigations and settlement agreements with discretion and sound judgement.
* Lead the annual performance review cycle and coach managers on feedback, underperformance and performance improvement plans.
* Partner with the Senior Recruiter on hiring and onboarding, including for international hires. Oversee offboarding and use exit feedback to identify retention priorities.

What You’ll Bring

Required experience and skills

* At least eight years of HR experience, including at least three years as the lead or sole HR professional in a multi-country business of comparable size and complexity.
* Strong, current knowledge of UK employment law, including TUPE and consultation requirements, and familiarity with UK GDPR as it applies to employee data.
* Hands-on experience with TUPE transfers and with moving employees from an EOR or PEO arrangement to direct employment.
* Experience leading post-acquisition integration and organisational change, including formal employee consultation.
* Practical experience with UK payroll, pension auto-enrolment and benefits administration.
* The ability to build HR processes from the ground up, manage competing priorities and give clear, commercially grounded advice. You’ll bring a calm, fair approach to sensitive conversations and follow through on decisions.

Preferred qualifications and experience

* CIPD Level 5 or above, with Level 7 valued.
* US payroll, benefits and compliance experience through a PEO.
* HR information system implementation or administration.
* Experience in a private equity-backed business or in training, education or financial services.

What We Offer

* £90,000 annual base salary.
* Private medical insurance and a workplace pension.
* Flexible hybrid working from our Farringdon Road office in London.
* The opportunity to shape how three international businesses work together and build the HR practices that will support their growth.

About Wall Street Prep

Founded in 2004, Wall Street Prep helps finance professionals develop practical skills in investment banking, private equity and beyond. We partner with global banks, private equity firms, Fortune 500 companies and leading universities. Together with Financial Edge and Euromoney Learning, we deliver classroom, live online and self-paced training to clients worldwide.

Wall Street Prep is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive workplace. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.