Head of People Management

Introduction 

As part of our continued growth, we are looking to bring in a highly experienced Head of People Management, to join the People leadership team, and to head up our business partnering function. Working in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment, this is an incredible opportunity to take up a new leadership position within the People team, and grow and develop your career with us. 

Role purpose 

The Head of People Management reports to the Chief People Officer and leads the People Management function, managing the team of People Managers who business partner with managers and heads of business units.  You will act as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations and people matters. 

You will work closely with the Head of People Operations (who leads operational delivery, HR systems and reward), as part of the People leadership team, ensuring effective collaboration across the People team as Saltus continues to grow. 

Why Saltus?  

Our mission is to improve everyone’s relationship with their wealth: to make it a positive force for their future and at the same time to prevent it being a source of anxiety. We want everyone who works at Saltus to be proud to work here, and to find fulfilment and meaning in the work that they do.  

We are incredibly proud of our culture and work really hard to ensure that Saltus is a great place to work for our people, where they can have fun and grow in their career, with a passion for excellence and customer service.  

We’re proud that we’ve been recognized as a winner by the Sunday Times in the Best Places to Work 2024 awards, as well as a winner in the Professional Adviser awards 2024 for the Best Financial Advisers to Work For. These accolades reflect our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment and our dedication to excellence in the financial industry. Join our award-winning team and be a part of our continued success!  

Saltus is a privately owned financial planning and discretionary investment management house. We are dedicated to providing a high-quality service for private clients, trusts, and smaller institutions.  

Saltus Partners was founded in 2004 and has grown organically and through a small number of carefully integrated acquisitions. Originally the business started out as an investment manager and has now developed the financial planning side of the offering, putting this at the forefront of the client relationship.   

Today Saltus manages and advises on over £11.4 billion of client assets, acquired through a combination of organic business growth and corporate acquisitions.  

Can you tell me more about the role? 

You’ll have a wide and varied range of responsibilities, as follows: 

• Lead the People business partnering function, ensuring proactive, value-adding support to managers and business unit leaders. 

• Provide leadership to the team of People Managers, setting clear direction, priorities and standards for high quality business partnering. 

• Act as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations (ER) cases, providing expert advice and guidance. 

• Oversee the management of employee relations matters end-to-end, ensuring fair, consistent, commercial and legally sound outcomes. 

• Support M&A activity by leading the people integration of acquired entities from completion through to the point of BAU. 

• Partner with business unit leaders on organisational design, workforce planning and structural change. 

• Lead succession planning, identifying and developing talent for business critical roles. 

• Drive leadership development, building management and leadership capability across the business. 

• Coach managers and leaders on team performance, development and difficult conversations. 

• Own the implementation of the performance management framework, ensuring clear, fair and effective performance cycles. 

• Champion a culture of continuous feedback, high performance and employee engagement. 

• Support managers and their teams through periods of change, restructure and transformation. 

• Use people insight and ER trends to identify risks and opportunities and recommend improvements. 

• Work in close partnership with the Head of People Operations to ensure seamless end-to-end people delivery. 

• Develop strong relationships with leaders across the business, including business unit and functional heads. 

• Act as part of the People leadership team. 

What sort of person are we looking for? 

We think that the successful candidate will have: 

• At least 10 years’ HR experience 

• Significant experience working in a senior HR business partner role 

• Experience of working in a fast paced, high growth organisation 

• Ideally, experience of working within a regulated environment 

• Excellent ER and employment legislation knowledge and understanding 

• Experience of managing and developing other HR professionals 

• Experience of M&A 

• Superb communication skills, with a track record of building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels 

• A real passion for developing and maintaining strong organisational cultures 

• Outstanding academic achievements 

• Extremely strong IT skills 

• CIPD membership (or equivalent) 

Where will I be working?  

We ask everyone at Saltus to ensure that they’re based from one of our office locations – likely Whiteley or London, for this role – for at least three days each week, working the remainder of the week from home. 

We are passionate about championing flexible working for our people, so if there’s a slightly different working pattern that you’re looking for, then please come and have a chat to us about it. 

What benefits do I get when working for Saltus? 

The role is 40 hours per week to be worked between the hours of 8:30-5.30pm with a salary of up to £70,000 per year, depending on experience, plus a bonus. Alongside this, you get fantastic benefits including 28 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays + your birthday off!), study assistance, individual private medical insurance, life assurance cover, income protection and a pension, alongside access to our flexible benefits platform. 

Just as importantly, you’ll get to experience our culture, which we really do live and breathe ensuring that Saltus is a fantastic place to work for every single one of our 500+ people. We work hard, but we have an awful lot of fun along the way. If you think you’d like to come and join us, then please do get in touch… we’d love to hear from you!