HR Director

Role: Director of HR

Location: Epsom area (4-5 days per week in the office) UK Travel Required
Salary: £90,000 – £120,000 + Car Allowance, Bonus & Benefits
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Overview

We are delighted to be working on a retained and exclusive basis to appoint an experienced Director of HR for a well-established and growing organisation headquartered in the Epsom area.

This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for an accomplished HR professional to shape and deliver a comprehensive People Strategy aligned with the organisation’s commercial objectives and cultural ambitions. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will play a central role in supporting future growth and organisational success.

The Role

• Lead the design and execution of the organisation’s People Strategy to support business performance and future growth.
• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team to drive engagement, culture, and workforce capability.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, ensuring HR operations deliver excellence and compliance.
• Build organisational capability through effective talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Promote a culture of openness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to the executive team on strategic people matters.
• Lead on major HR initiatives including change management, reward and benefits, and M&A integration.
• Manage external HR partners and suppliers, ensuring best value and service quality.

About You

• CIPD-qualified (or equivalent) with substantial senior HR leadership experience.
• Proven success at Head of HR level or above, ideally within a complex, multi-site, or regulated organisation.
• Skilled in M&A activity, organisational design, and culture change.
• In-depth understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Commercially astute, pragmatic, and comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Inspirational leader with strong coaching and mentoring capability.

Desirable Experience

• Degree-educated.
• Background in financial services, retail, or multi-site environments.
• Exposure to international or regulated business settings.

Package

• Competitive salary: £90,000 – £120,000 (depending on experience)
• Car allowance
• Annual performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package

Please quote 51949 when calling Theo Saunders at Alexander Lloyd or email them at tsa@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.