HR Manager Fixed Term Contract

Spin Master is a leading global childrens entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol Bakugan Kinetic Sand Air Hogs Hatchimals Rubiks Cube and GUND and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.

What will you work on

We are looking for an experienced and autonomous HR Manager to lead our UK HR operations on a fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a standalone role where you will have full ownership of the HR function for our UK site of approximately 75 employees.

Reporting to the VP of Human Resources you will act as a trusted advisor to the site leadership team and be the go-to person for all people-related matters. If you are a confident hands-on HR professional who thrives in an autonomous role we would love to hear from you.

How will you create impact

• HR Site Leadership:Act as the sole HR lead for our UK site of approximately 75 employees managing all day-to-day HR activities and providing end-to-end support across the full employee lifecycle.
• Employee Relations:Confidently lead and manage all employee relations cases including disciplinary actions grievances performance and absence management and employee exits ensuring full compliance with UK employment law.
• Leadership Coaching:Serve as a trusted advisor to site leaders coaching them on people management employee engagement and navigating challenging situations.
• HR Systems Management:Take ownership of HR data management within Workday ensuring accuracy across all employee lifecycle events and supporting the team with system-related queries.
• Policy and Compliance:Ensure all HR policies and procedures are implemented consistently applied and remain compliant with UK legislation.
• Collaboration and Reporting:Partner with the VP of HR and wider HR teams providing clear updates on site-level matters and contributing to HR projects as needed.

What youll bring:

• Proven experience as HR Manager or similar ideally in a standalone or site-based role.
• In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Strong proficiency with HRIS with specific experience using Workday being essential.
• A CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification is desirable.

About you:

• You are a confident credible and approachable HR professional.
• You are calm and resilient especially when handling high-pressure situations.
• You are practical solutions-oriented and commercially aware.
• You are an excellent communicator who can adapt your style to different audiences.

Please be aware this is a 12-month fixed term contract. Spin Master works in a hybrid model with 4 days per week onsite.

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This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation creativity and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

Whats it like to work here

Spin Master is a fast-paced hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isnt for everyone we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation please contact our Talent Acquisition team by email at and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.