Brightwater Executive is delighted to be partnering with a leading professional services firm to appoint a Director of Human Resources.Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.This organisation operates in a high-performance, client-focused environment and is currently at a pivotal stage in its growth journey.The Director of Human Resources will play a central role in shaping and delivering the firms people strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and supporting continued organisational development.Reporting directly to the Managing Partner, this is a senior leadership role with responsibility for both strategic and operational HR delivery.The role will lead an established HR function and work closely with Partners and senior stakeholders across the business, driving talent, performance, culture and engagement initiatives.The Role The Director of Human Resources will play a central role in enabling the firms strategic objectives through its people.This is a high-impact leadership role focused on talent lifecycle, cultural evolution, and organisational resilience.Key areas of responsibility include: Strategic Alignment: Designing and executing a people strategy that supports business objectives and large-scale change initiatives.Talent & Performance: Overseeing end-to-end talent managementfrom senior lateral hiring and employer branding to succession planning and high-performance coaching.Operational Excellence: Ensuring robust HR governance, including legal compliance, pay transparency, and data-driven reporting.Cultural Leadership: Championing DEI, innovation, and a high-performance environment while mentoring the internal HR leadership team.The successful candidate will be an experienced HR leader, ideally from a professional services environment, with a proven ability to influence at senior executive level and lead through change in a fast-paced setting and will have the following.Experience: An established HR leader with a deep background inprofessional services and a proven track record of partnering with Executive-level stakeholders.Competencies: A balance of strategic vision and operational "hands-on" delivery, with the resilience to navigate complex, fast-paced environments.Technical Expertise: Strong mastery of employment law, complex employee relations, and change management.
xsokbrcQualifications: Degree-qualified in HR, Business, or Organisational Development; CIPD accreditation is highly preferred.