HR Compliance Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026.
HR Compliance Manager
- Manchester City Centre
- £45,000 - £55,000
- Permanent
- Office Based
Forward Role are partnering with a growing, multi-site business to recruit an HR Compliance Manager.
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll take ownership of employment law compliance, people governance, workforce risk and HR reporting across its UK-wide operations. You'll play a key role in ensuring the business remains compliant, audit-ready and ahead of legislative change, while driving smarter, technology-led ways of working.
The Role
You'll lead the compliance agenda across the people function, working closely with HR and operational leaders to strengthen governance, improve reporting and minimise risk.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as the go-to expert for employment law and people compliance
- Developing and embedding robust HR policies and frameworks
- Supporting complex employee relations and regulatory matters
- Producing board-level people reporting, dashboards and workforce insights
- Driving compliance reporting through AI, automation and technology
- Overseeing right to work, employment documentation and workforce audits
- Managing sponsorship licence and immigration-related processes
- Supporting pay review, pension and workforce governance activity
- Promoting best practice across a large, multi-site workforce
About You
We're interested in speaking with candidates from HR Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Operations or HR Governance backgrounds as you'll have;
- Ideally CIPD Level 5 or above
- Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation
- Experience developing and implementing HR policies
- A solid background in employee relations and workplace investigations
- Strong HR reporting, analytics and data skills
- Experience using HR systems and technology to improve processes
- Confidence influencing stakeholders across a multi-site organisation
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
Experience of supporting colleagues and line managers across multi-site organisations is highly advantageous.
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the leadership team across the UK in a growing business that offers generous benefits to employees. If yo8u would like to know more, please get in touch with Alex Wright @ Forward Role for more details or click the link to apply.
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