HR Operations Manager
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Oxford
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 10 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 25 Jun 2021
- Sectors
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen at OXGENE for a HR Operations Manager to join our team based in Oxford. You will be working on a full-time basis and in return will receive a competitive salary dependent on experience plus benefits.
Benefits Include:
- Competitive Salary
- 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 days with service and a day off on your birthday
- Free tea and coffee
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension Scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Private medical insurance as a benefit in kind
- A friendly and flexible working environment
The HR Operations Manager role:
Following our recent acquisition, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a results focused HR Operations Manager to join our team. You will be joining a successful business with ambitious growth plans and this is a great opportunity to help grow and shape the HR offering to the business. This position is largely HR generalist, with a focus on the solid provision of operational HR, business focused HR advice and activities and leading the UK integration with our parent company in the US.
Individuals with a positive attitude to change and are comfortable working with ambiguity will thrive in this role. We are keen to hear from individuals with all round generalist HR experience, are happy in an operationally focused role, enjoy working on process improvements and striving for best practice. If you are looking to move into your first HR Manager role, or have done this before and can demonstrate a strong grasp of what it takes to role your sleeves up and juggle the multiple day-to-day activities, this role provides the opportunity to come in and have an immediate and real impact on the business.
Key responsibilities of our HR Operations Manager:
- Leading the UK HR activity for the integration with OXGENE's parent company
- Managing and continually improving HR process across the whole of the employee lifecycle and overseeing all annual processes (appraisals, pay reviews and more)
- Owning the HR System and ensuring that it is fully and efficiently utilised
- Collaborating with the finance team with the administration of UK payroll
- Supporting senior colleagues in turning people data into commercially focused HR plans
- Managing the annual remuneration process including the provision of salary benchmarks, administration of bonus schemes and annual pay review communication process
- Onboarding new starters
- Advising line managers and group leaders on performance management and employee relations issues
- Recommending and sourcing training and development provision, both internal and external
- Supporting the talent acquisition specialist with recruitment including development of recruitment strategies
Requirements of our ideal HR Operations Manager:
- CIPD or equivalent qualification/experience
- Demonstrable HR generalist experience
- A completer finisher mindset, a passion for making things work and strong attention to detail
- Demonstrable collaboration and influencing skills and ability to work under pressure
The company
OXGENE, a WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXI ATU) company, develops pioneering technologies to accelerate the discovery and biomanufacturer of cell and gene therapies. We recruit only the best from across the globe to join us on our mission. We are focused on providing our employees with a rich and rewarding work life, developing their skill sets and supporting their own personal aspirations. Our discovery technologies help pioneers advance their CAR-T, CRISPR, capsid or promoter discovery programmes. Our biomanufacturing solutions further accelerate the development and scalable manufacture of lentiviral, AAV or adenoviral vector-based therapeutics.
Why not click 'apply' today? Don't miss out on this opportunity to develop your career as our HR Operations Manager
Benefits Include:
- Competitive Salary
- 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 days with service and a day off on your birthday
- Free tea and coffee
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension Scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Private medical insurance as a benefit in kind
- A friendly and flexible working environment
The HR Operations Manager role:
Following our recent acquisition, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a results focused HR Operations Manager to join our team. You will be joining a successful business with ambitious growth plans and this is a great opportunity to help grow and shape the HR offering to the business. This position is largely HR generalist, with a focus on the solid provision of operational HR, business focused HR advice and activities and leading the UK integration with our parent company in the US.
Individuals with a positive attitude to change and are comfortable working with ambiguity will thrive in this role. We are keen to hear from individuals with all round generalist HR experience, are happy in an operationally focused role, enjoy working on process improvements and striving for best practice. If you are looking to move into your first HR Manager role, or have done this before and can demonstrate a strong grasp of what it takes to role your sleeves up and juggle the multiple day-to-day activities, this role provides the opportunity to come in and have an immediate and real impact on the business.
Key responsibilities of our HR Operations Manager:
- Leading the UK HR activity for the integration with OXGENE's parent company
- Managing and continually improving HR process across the whole of the employee lifecycle and overseeing all annual processes (appraisals, pay reviews and more)
- Owning the HR System and ensuring that it is fully and efficiently utilised
- Collaborating with the finance team with the administration of UK payroll
- Supporting senior colleagues in turning people data into commercially focused HR plans
- Managing the annual remuneration process including the provision of salary benchmarks, administration of bonus schemes and annual pay review communication process
- Onboarding new starters
- Advising line managers and group leaders on performance management and employee relations issues
- Recommending and sourcing training and development provision, both internal and external
- Supporting the talent acquisition specialist with recruitment including development of recruitment strategies
Requirements of our ideal HR Operations Manager:
- CIPD or equivalent qualification/experience
- Demonstrable HR generalist experience
- A completer finisher mindset, a passion for making things work and strong attention to detail
- Demonstrable collaboration and influencing skills and ability to work under pressure
The company
OXGENE, a WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXI ATU) company, develops pioneering technologies to accelerate the discovery and biomanufacturer of cell and gene therapies. We recruit only the best from across the globe to join us on our mission. We are focused on providing our employees with a rich and rewarding work life, developing their skill sets and supporting their own personal aspirations. Our discovery technologies help pioneers advance their CAR-T, CRISPR, capsid or promoter discovery programmes. Our biomanufacturing solutions further accelerate the development and scalable manufacture of lentiviral, AAV or adenoviral vector-based therapeutics.
Why not click 'apply' today? Don't miss out on this opportunity to develop your career as our HR Operations Manager