Senior Employee Relations Manager - #2192469

• Permanent | Full-Time
• Salary: paying up to £92,000 with some flexibility depending on experience
• Location: Leeds, Bristol or Edinburgh
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office

Oakleaf Partnership is working with a leading UK financial services organisation to recruit a Senior Employee Relations Manager into its high-profile People function.

This is a specialist opportunity for an experienced Employee and Industrial Relations professional to play a key role in shaping the employee relations strategy across a large, complex organisation.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, recognised trade unions and employee representative forums, providing expert advice on complex industrial relations matters, negotiations and organisational change.

The Role

• Lead and shape the organisation's colleague and industrial relations strategy.
• Build and manage relationships with recognised trade unions, People Forums and senior stakeholders.
• Lead union negotiations, collective consultation and engagement.
• Provide specialist advice on complex employee and industrial relations matters, including employment legislation and ACAS guidance.
• Support large-scale organisational change and transformation programmes.
• Influence people policies, procedures and wider business decisions.
• Identify and manage industrial relations risks, using data and external insight to shape recommendations.
• Coach and develop others, building capability across the wider organisation.

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in a dedicated Employee/Industrial Relations
• Strong industrial relations and employment law knowledge, particularly in relation to trade unions, collective consultation and negotiations.
• Proven experience managing complex union relationships and industrial relations matters.
• Strong employee relations experience, including advising on complex and sensitive cases.
• Experience working within a large, complex corporate organisation.
• The credibility and confidence to influence senior stakeholders and provide specialist advice.
• A strong understanding of ACAS Codes of Practice, employment legislation and industrial relations risk.

Why Work Here?

This is a high-profile opportunity to join a leading UK organisation and take ownership of specialist employee relations activity across a large workforce

You will have genuine influence over industrial relations strategy, work directly with senior leaders and trade unions, and play a significant role in shaping how the organisation manages change and engages with its people.

If you are a dedicated Employee and Industrial Relations specialist looking for a senior, strategically influential position within a large organisation, please apply now!