Human Resources Director

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life's unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change in people's lives through your work, this is the place for you.

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Location: Warrington, United Kingdom

Human Resources Director

Company: Sonova UK

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports to: Managing Director

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Director working within a small to medium size group company, where we believe in empowering our employees and fostering a culture of inclusivity, innovation, and growth.

Role Purpose:

The HR Director plays a critical role in partnering with senior leadership to implement HR strategies that align with overall business goals and priorities.

Leading the development of a high-performing, engaged workforce and ensuring that local HR practices are compliant, and contributing to the long-term success of the business.

About The Role:

The successful candidate will serve as a strategic partner, employee champion, and change leader, with up-to-date HR expertise to deliver customer and business outcomes through talent and organisational development, leadership, and HR processes.

Strategic Partner

• Collaborates with business and HR leadership towards the implementation of people strategies which support business objectives and drive high performance.
• Provides insights on local workforce trends, talent needs, and external market factors to inform strategic decision making.
• Aligns local HR practices with business goals, ensuring initiatives are impactful and measurable.
• Leads efforts to ensure the local businesses within scope have the right talent in place to meet both short and long term objectives.
• Serves as a key advisor on leadership development, organizational design, and succession planning to ensure business continuity and future growth.

Employee Champion

• Promotes a culture that values unity, employee engagement, well-being, diversity, and inclusion.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to employees and managers, ensuring fair treatment and conflict resolution, fostering a positive work environment.
• Oversees employee experience initiatives, ensuring both talent attraction and the retention of valuable employees.
• Supports employee development, actively encouraging continuous learning and growth across all levels of the business.
• Advocate for workplace policies that promote fairness and inclusivity, responding to evolving needs.

HR Expert

• Ensures the efficiency, quality, and compliance of local HR functions in scope (e.g. recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance management, employee relations, HRIS etc.)
• Uses and develops relevant metrics and analytics to inform decisions and assess the impact of HR initiatives towards key HR and business goals.
• Manage the HR budget and resources, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Oversee HR compliance with legal requirements and company standards.
• Leads and supports business change efforts, including structural optimisation, cultural transformation, continuous process improvement, M&A.
• Promotes an agile and innovative workforce committed to continuous improvement, ensuring HR policies and practices support the company's dynamic and evolving needs.
• Acts as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders and managers, supporting them in effectively managing change within their teams.

Our Offer

• Attractive salary and bonus potential, based on company and personal performance
• 25 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Income Protection
• Fully maintained, serviced car with additional breakdown cover, available for both business and personal use for you and your nominated drivers
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Hearing Scheme
• Friends and Family Hearing Scheme

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We regret that we are not able to offer sponsorship or visa assistance.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.