Job Description
We are an established marketing agency with offices in Leeds and London, employing around 50 people. We are looking to appoint a hands-on HR Manager to lead and develop our people function.
This is a standalone, generalist role with the opportunity to shape and embed effective HR practices across the business. You will work closely with the leadership team to support our people, strengthen our culture, and ensure we have the right structures in place for continued success.
Key responsibilities:
- Acting as the lead for all HR activity across the business
- Managing day-to-day HR operations, including employee relations, policies, and compliance
- Supporting managers with performance management, development, and people matters
- Leading recruitment and onboarding activity
- Reviewing and improving HR processes, policies, and systems
- Promoting a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture
- Payroll management
About you:
- Proven experience in a generalist HR role, ideally in a standalone capacity
- Comfortable balancing strategic input with operational delivery
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working in an SME environment; agency or creative sector experience would be beneficial
- CIPD qualified or equivalent experience
This role would suit someone who enjoys autonomy, takes a pragmatic approach, and wants to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative business.
What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)
£45,000 – £55,000 DOE
What you'll receive in return (Benefits)
As well as all the benefits and opportunities you’d expect, we’ve got loads of perks that make working at Savvy even more rewarding.
Here are just a few…
- Savvy Social — Nights out that kick off in the Savvy Bar
- Savvy Grill — Our monthly mouth-watering BBQ
- Free snacks and drinks in the Savvy Lounge
- Enjoy your birthday off (and get a little gift!)
- YogaWellbeing Wednesdays (extended lunch hour for some you-time)
- Early Friday finish
CIPD Requirement
Email Contact for candidates
Closing Date
We are Savvy. We work with the world’s biggest brands to help them sell more. We do this by influencing shopper and consumer behaviour in-store, online & on the move.
Savvy started in 2006 with 3 people, a printer, a laptop and big ambitions to deliver great ideas with sustainable results for great brands.
The business has grown to become one of the most respected marketing agencies in the country. Still privately owned and managed, Savvy now employ over 50 people and deliver marketing programmes for brands across the globe. We believe the world is a better place with Savvy thinking and that thinking always begins with the shopper or consumer. No matter whether we’re tackling a retail activation brief, brand strategy proposition or virtual reality experience, our approach is always grounded in insight, placing the target audience at the heart of everything we do.
We pride ourselves on our implementation record. Every day we live by the mantra ‘we get it and we get it done’, proven by successfully landing thousands of campaigns, from brand activation in the UK’s biggest retailers to pioneering global influencer events, and everything you can think of in between.
We work from the principle that if an idea doesn’t engage the target audience and drive profitable sales growth, it’s probably not worth pursuing. It’s this unshakable belief that means we create a quality of work that delivers not just a short term sales spike, but sustainable results for the brands we work with.
We work, collaborate and activate on behalf of our clients right across the world. From Rio de Janeiro to Sheffield we understand local markets and what it takes to deliver on the ground.
With several high profile client wins and an ambitious growth plan we're always on the look out for talented professionals. Please get in touch with sayhello@getsavvy.com if you're interested in coming in for a chat to find out more about how to join our team.