Head of People Advisory and Operations

3 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Burges Salmon Full time

We are currently recruiting for a Head of People Advisory & Operations to join the firm on a permanent basis.

A key part of the People leadership team, this role will lead the Advisory & Operations function, reporting directly to the CPO.

As an experienced HR professional, you will have previously operated at a senior level, ideally within a professional services environment. You will be passionate about people and culture, an inspirational leader and commercially astute in your approach.

The Advisory & Operations team has a wide-ranging remit including business partnering, reward, data analytics and projects. Across all of these areas you will seek to deliver exceptional client service and ensure business requirements are at the forefront of all that the team do. Curious and committed to continuous improvement you be proactive in implementing innovative and future focussed solutions.

This is a high performing People team full of enthusiasm and commitment. You will act as an ambassador for the whole department, holding influence in leadership spaces and developing excellent stakeholder relationships.

**About Burges Salmon**

Our six core values - Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.

We are delighted to have been named **RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2024**, for the third year in a row, and also named as one of **The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023** for the second year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us **Platinum certification for investment in people.**

**Benefits**:
Competitive Salary

25 days annual leave

2 paid days leave volunteering

Pension and life assurance

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Flexible working

Personal/Professional development

Cycle to work

Social club



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