HR Operations Specialist

HR Operations Partner (12-Month FTC)
(Financial Services – London, Hybrid)
A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced HR Operations Partner to join their People team on a 12-month fixed-term contract . This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive HR professional with expertise in compliance, and HR operations to make a meaningful impact within a highly regulated, dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Assist HR Ops Manager with escalation point for HR Assistants, ensuring quality control across their outputs.
• Manage the process on complex employee relations matters, including grievances, disciplinaries, DSARs, and redundancy processes.
• Manage employee lifecycle processes with and improvements
• Manage regulatory HR processes such as SMCR and fit-and-proper assessments.
• Drive compliance across all HR processes, ensuring adherence to employment law and regulations in multiple locations.
• Oversee HR data integrity and ensure compliance with data protection standards.
• Collaborate on cross-functional HR and business projects to improve operational efficiency.
• Uphold company policies, procedures, and industry regulations, including FCA standards.

About You:

• Proven experience in HR operations, employee relations, and compliance within a complex, regulated environment (financial services preferred).
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage sensitive matters effectively.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

This 12-month FTC offers an exciting opportunity to step into a key HR role, contribute to operational excellence, and support a respected organisation through a period of growth and transformation.

Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry. Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.