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HR Manager, People & Leader Advisory

Thomson Reuters


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 16 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline: 13 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description


HR Manager People & Leader Advisory


Please note this hybrid position (3x days in our Canary Wharf office) is an initial 6-month fixed-term contract.


As HR Manager at Thomson Reuters you will provide HR advisory and consultation support to defined business units across the UK and Ireland. Acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point youll support managers and employees with moderately complex to complex people matters including employee relations performance management organisational change cyclical HR processes and manager enablement.

The role will partner closely with HR Business Partners HR Operations Centres of Expertise Governance and Compliance Legal Reward Payroll Benefits Talent and other specialist teams to deliver consistent timely and high-quality HR solutions.


This role is ideal for an HR professional that enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders solving complex challenges and improving the way HR services are delivered. At Thomson Reuters youll act as a trusted advisor influencing decisions through sound judgement and HR expertise balancing compliance commercial needs with employee experience. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to champion change build strong cross-functional relationships embrace new technologies and continuously look for opportunities to simplify automate and enhance how work gets done.

Key Responsibilities


As our HR Manager you will:


  • Act as a trusted advisor and Tier 2 HR escalation point for employees managers and leaders across a defined UK and Ireland client group.
  • Use HR case management technology as a core Tier 2 delivery channel ensuring accurate documentation timely case resolution appropriate escalation and consistent service delivery.
  • Monitor case trends SLA performance recurring issues and manager/employee feedback to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Give practical HR advice and coaching to managers employees and HRBPs on everyday and complex matters performance concerns documentation and people decisions.
  • Use sound judgment to assess facts spot risks and recommend practical solutions that balance business needs employee experience compliance and company values leading with empathy in every interaction.
  • Support assigned business units countries or segments through core HR cycles such as performance management and help with talent management employee surveys bonus cycles and pay reviews as needed.
  • Work with HRBPs and business leaders to identify workforce themes risks and trends and prepare reports and analysis to support workforce planning.
  • Manage employee relations activity. Conduct or support investigations and management of grievances that are fair confidential and compliant and advise managers on disciplinary action conflict resolution and performance improvement.
  • Keep accurate case records in EthicsPoint and the Global ER Tracker and escalate recurring themes or risks when needed.
  • Guide managers on performance talent and compensation processes in partnership with Compensation and other specialist teams. Make sure these processes are finished on time and applied fairly and consistently.
  • Support reorganizations reductions in force and other workforce changes. Work with Legal Payroll Benefits Talent Acquisition and others to stay compliant with local labor laws collective bargaining agreements union requirements and works council obligations.
  • Contribute to HR projects and process improvements such as M&A support HR transformation and adopting new technology.
  • Work collaboratively with team members in an HR pod model share insights in calibration discussions and help maintain the pod playbook.
  • Leverage data analytics AI-enabled tools and automation to improve HR advisory effectiveness streamline work and enhance decision-making.



Required Qualifications


To be our HR Manager you will likely have:


  • Excellent knowledge of UK and Ireland employment law HR practices and employee relations processes
  • Demonstrable experience of providing advice and support to managers and employees on topics such as performance management and employee relations cases.



Preferred Qualifications



  • Demonstrable HR generalist experience ideally in a large complex or global organisation.
  • Experience providing HR advisory support or working within a regional HR shared services centre of expertise or similar HR service delivery model.
  • Experience handling moderately complex to complex employee matters including investigations grievances disciplinary processes performance concerns absence management terminations and organisational change.
  • Experience supporting cyclical HR processes such as performance management compensation talent reviews engagement benefits and workforce planning.
  • Experience using HR case management systems HR tools reporting dashboards and data to support decision-making and service improvement.
  • Experience identifying process improvements redesigning workflows improving knowledge content and supporting adoption of technology automation or AI-enabled solutions.
  • Strong stakeholder management communication coaching analytical organisational presentation and business writing skills.
  • Ability to balance business priorities employee experience risk and compliance in decision-making.
  • Familiarity with employee representative processes collective consultation or unionised environments is desirable where relevant.
  • CIPD qualification or equivalent professional HR accreditation desirable.

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Whats in it For You

  • Hybrid Work Model: Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

  • Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities whether caring for family giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

  • Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow lead and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

  • Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.

  • Culture: Globally recognized award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging flexibility work-life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers Compete to Win Challenge (Y)our Thinking Act Fast / Learn Fast and Stronger Together.

  • Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

  • Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26000 employees across more than 70 countries where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity accuracy fairness and transparency are under attack we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business we rely on the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that we seek talented qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race color sex/gender including pregnancy gender identity and expression national origin religion sexual orientation disability age marital status citizen status veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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