Senior HR Professional

Location-Mostly Remote (with some attendance in office in London)

Duration of Contract- 6-12 months

Salary:Competitive

We are currently looking for aSenior HR Professionalfor 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.This is a very unique opportunity for the successful individual to join a dynamic business with an impressive growth trajectory.

About the Role

We are seeking an experiencedSenior 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 teamsand 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 8years 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.