Senior HR Professional

Howlett Brown Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Senior HR Professional for a contract role. This position will require proven international HR experience, particularly with U.S. employment law. Candidates will be responsible for providing comprehensive HR advisory support, drafting policies, and engaging with senior stakeholders. The role offers flexibility with mostly remote work, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic growth environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Training and onboarding support

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of HR experience with a strong international focus.
• Strong understanding of international and U.S. employment law.
• Tech-savvy and operational knowledge of relevant HR regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide international employment law-aligned HR advice.
• Draft and review HR policies and advisory reports.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops for clients.

Skills

International HR experience

Employee relations

Workplace investigations

Strategic HR advisory

Excellent communication skills

Education

HR qualification or post-graduate degree

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Employee Engagement platforms

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Senior HR Professional role at Howlett Brown.

We are currently looking for a Senior HR Professional for a contract/consultant role based with one of our clients. Our team works closely with an array of very impressive clients, including law firms, corporates, and significant non-for-profit organisations, in providing a full range of people intelligence services. This is an exciting opportunity for successful individuals to join a dynamic business as a consultant and to contribute to an impressive growth trajectory.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Professional with proven international experience, including the U.S., in employee relations, workplace investigations, and strategic HR advisory. This role will involve providing expert HR advisory support to our client. You will bring strategic HR insight, employee relations and a strong understanding of international, including the U.S. employment law, HR and best practice, and the ability to advise senior stakeholders on complex people issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide international employment law–aligned HR and employee relations advice to client.
• Draft and review HR policies, contracts, and advisory reports.
• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and roundtables for clients.
• Support culture and DEEI initiatives through strategic HR input.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing within the company and adding value to our client.
• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, Talent Development & Culture teams and boards.
• Support the operational strategy for employee engagement and relations for client group(s).
• Provide and review management information and reports on employee engagement and relations landscape.
• Contribute to driving and sustaining change whilst ensuring processes are clearly documented and automated.
• Flexibility to work adjusted hours to align with the U.S. market.
• Willingness to travel internationally, including to the U.S, as needed.

Core Skills and Standards

The successful candidate will have:

• Minimum 8 years of HR experience with strong international focus, ideally in an advisory or consultancy perspective.
• Strong understanding of international and U.S. employment law, HR compliance, and people risk management.
• Sound operational knowledge of relevant HR/employment law and health and safety regulations plus all relevant regulatory requirements in the region and an ability to apply them to relevant activities on a daily basis. Tech savvy with experience working with HRIS, ATS and Employee Engagement platforms.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail and concise drafting and review capabilities, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• A HR qualification, or a post-graduate degree in a relevant field.
• Exceptional customer service practices and behaviours with a solution focussed attitude and approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to distil and communicate complex legal and factual issues to non-legal stakeholders.

What we offer you

At Howlett Brown, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. We operate as a diverse, supportive and inclusive employer, working to ensure that internal operations model those polices that we aim to educate our clients on. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive pay, we offer consultants thorough the onboarding process at Howlett Brown, which will include training and client specific guidance.

Role Title

Senior HR Professional

Location

Mostly Remote (with some attendance in office in London)

Duration of Contract

6-12 months

Competitive

Employment Type

Contract

Our Application Process

Your application will be reviewed by our People & Operations team and you will be contacted if you have been successful in being short listed for the role.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please apply via the following link with your updated CV https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/bfba8f03-fc72-44d4-81ba-00daa7700ca6.

https://www.howlettbrown.com/

Recruitment Agencies - We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

Note: This posting is for a contract opportunity with international scope and is not a permanent placement at this time.

EEO statements and related information are available as part of the application process.