Interim HR Transformation Lead

Interim HR Transformation Lead (Contractor)

Location: Manchester, hybrid — 2–3 days/week onsite (50%)
Contract: 3–6 month initial contract
Rate: Dependent on experience (IR35 status TBC)

Overview
Are you looking to make a genuine, visible impact in a short window rather than settle into a long slow ramp-up? This role offers exactly that.

We're looking for an experienced HR professional to join a major UK consumer brand on a hands-on delivery contract, supporting a live piece of HR transformation work. This is a delivery-focused role rather than a strategic leadership position — you'll be doing the work, not just directing it, alongside an established in-house HR team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design or redesign of reward structures — pay & grading, bonus schemes, and benefits.
• Support the implementation or configuration of the organisation's HRIS platform.
• Help establish or improve HR shared services processes and transactional support.
• Work closely with HR business partners, payroll, and IT stakeholders to deliver changes safely.
• Document new processes and ensure a smooth handover into business-as-usual.
• Identify practical improvements to the current HR service delivery model.

Requirements

• Proven, hands-on experience setting up or redesigning reward systems.
• Proven, hands-on experience implementing or configuring an HRIS platform (e.g. Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
• Proven, hands-on experience setting up or running HR shared services.
• Comfortable working in a delivery capacity rather than a purely strategic or leadership one.
• Based within commuting distance of Manchester, able to work onsite around half the week.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable

• CIPD qualification.
• Experience in telecoms or a similarly regulated, customer-facing sector.
• Experience working on HR transformation programmes end-to-end.
• Change management experience.

Why Join?

• Genuine, hands-on delivery ownership
• A tangible, visible contribution within a short engagement.
• Close collaboration with an established, high-calibre in-house HR team.
• Exposure across reward, systems and service delivery in one role.

Apply
If you're an experienced HR professional who can get up to speed fast and make a real impact within a short contract, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.