Head of HR

HR Director – London Market Insurance Company

A leading London Market Insurance Company is seeking an experienced HR Director to play a central role in driving the people agenda across a dynamic and ambitious business. Reporting to the CPO , this role offers exclusive exposure to the executive team and requires strong stakeholder management skills to influence and deliver in a complex, fast-paced environment.

It is a prerequisite that the successful candidate comes from ideally the London Insurance Market, if not traditional Financial Services background. We will not be able to consider your profile if not.

The Role

As HR Director, you will:

• Support the delivery of a people strategy that aligns with the business’s growth and evolving needs.
• Oversee employee relations, recruitment, learning & development, and HR policy , ensuring plans are commercially relevant and aligned with business goals.
• Partner with senior leaders to provide insights and recommendations on workforce planning, people metrics and employee engagement.
• Navigate a demanding and highly commercial stakeholder group , balancing challenge with influence to achieve the best outcomes for the business and its people.
• Play an active role in supporting M&A activity, integration and change programmes.
• Lead and develop HR teams across business partnering, recruitment, L&D and operations, fostering a high-performance culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and implement people initiatives that attract, retain and engage talent.
• Deliver reward and recognition programmes that drive performance.
• Provide expert advice on employee relations, ensuring issues are resolved effectively.
• Support leadership with investment hiring and successful onboarding.
• Contribute to learning and development strategies that build long-term capability.
• Ensure HR practices meet governance, compliance and regulatory requirements, including FCA standards.

About You

We are looking for a resilient and commercially focused HR professional with:

• Broad HR leadership experience within financial services, ideally in insurance and the Lloyd’s Market .
• Strong knowledge of reward, talent management and employee relations.
• Experience supporting transformation, integration or change programmes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills , with the ability to operate confidently in a challenging, fast-moving, and commercially demanding environment.
• A pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, able to balance business priorities with people needs.
• Proven ability to motivate, develop and engage teams.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to present people data and insights effectively.

This is an excellent opportunity for a HR Director to step into a high-impact role within a market-leading London Lloyd’s Insurance Company , working closely with senior stakeholders to shape the future people strategy of a dynamic business.

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.