Interim HR Operations Manager (6 Months)

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Interim HR Operations Manager to lead our HR Specialist and HR Administration teams through a transitional period. This key role ensures smooth HR operations, drives process improvements, and supports the business with customer-focused service delivery. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and operational expertise to maintain excellence during this interim period.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Lead and mentor HR teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• Operational Management: Oversee HR services like onboarding, offboarding, contract management, and compliance, while resolving complex issues.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement immediate opportunities to streamline HR operations, ensuring consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with HR Business Partners, payroll, Finance, and other stakeholders to meet business needs.
• Compliance & Data Management: Ensure compliance with legal requirements and maintain data integrity in HR systems.
• Project Support: Lead or support HR transformation projects, ensuring smooth change management and process adoption.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in HR operations or a similar leadership role.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on service delivery and team support.
• Proficiency in HRIS (preferably SuccessFactors/SAP) and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly and drive operational efficiency in a transitional environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in shared services or centralized HR operations.
• Project management experience in HR transformation.
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent (preferred but not essential).

This is a temporary position with an anticipated duration of  6 months. The role offers valuable experience in HR management, and we are looking for someone who can make an immediate impact during the term of the contract.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.