Head of HR

Company Description

We’re Hiring: Head of HR!

Location: Milton Keynes, 2/3 days per week in office (National + EU Travel required periodically)

Pay: up to £90,000 Dependent on Experience + £9,600 Car allowance + Bonus

✨Benefits: Ranging from –

• 3 Months Notice
• Family Private Healthcare Coverage
• 4x Salary Life Assurance
• 7.5% Employer Contribution Pension
  
  

Grade: I

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A look over the role:

We’re searching for an outstanding HR leader to shape, elevate and future‑proof our HR Operations function. As our Head of HR, you’ll lead a large multi‑disciplinary people operation — from HR Advice and Business Partnering to HR Administration, Payroll and Pensions & Benefits — setting the standard for how HR delivers across Securitas UK.

The Head of HR is more than a leadership role; it’s a transformation mandate. You’ll modernise processes, unify teams, strengthen manager capability and build a consistent, customer‑centric HR service that delivers excellence at scale. Working at the centre of the organisation, you’ll form strong partnerships with senior leaders, operational managers and trade union representatives, becoming a key voice in shaping our people strategy.

As the HR Director’s strategic deputy, the Head of HR

will operate at senior level, represent HR at executive forums and hold delegated authority to make high‑impact decisions across People, Safety and Compliance. You’ll be the recognised number two for HR in the UK — providing leadership continuity and driving initiatives that influence the entire workforce.

This is a highly visible appointment and we are looking for a credible HR leader, who has worked in multi-site, high volume, large headcount environments.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

Strategic Leadership & Deputising

• Act as the HR Director’s primary deputy, providing leadership continuity and decision‑making authority.
• Represent HR at executive meetings, programme boards and cross‑functional senior forums.
• Lead major people‑related initiatives and strategic programmes aligned to organisational priorities.
• Shape the organisation’s people agenda through workforce insight, analytics and strategic thinking.
  
  

Leadership Of Operational HR Functions

Provide strategic and operational leadership across all core HR service areas:

• HR Advice: Casework quality, ER expertise, consistent decision‑making and strong manager support.

HR Generalists & HRBPs: Business partnering excellence, workforce planning, coaching leaders and organisational insight.

HR Administration: High‑quality, compliant, efficient transactional delivery across the employee lifecycle.

Payroll: Accurate, timely and compliant payroll operations with a continuous improvement focus.

Pensions & Benefits: Strong governance, effective administration, supplier management and clear employee communication.

You will ensure all teams operate cohesively, with aligned processes, shared standards and a unified service model.

Workforce Strategy & Capability

• Lead initiatives that build organisational capability, including future skills, talent pathways and succession planning.
• Support leaders in organisation design, workforce planning and people‑led transformation.
• Use people analytics to inform decisions, anticipate risks and identify opportunities.
  
  

Operational Excellence & Employee Experience

• Deliver consistent, efficient, compliant and customer‑centric HR services across the organisation.

Champion positive cultural change and support leaders to embed desired behaviours.

Lead or support organisational change programmes with effective communication and engagement.

Please Note: This summary highlights the core areas of the role but is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d be delighted to receive your application. Due to the expected volume of interest, our response times may be slightly longer than usual. We appreciate your patience and thank you in advance for applying.

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

Essential

• CIPD qualified (Level 7).
• Proven track record of leading a large, high‑performing HR team within a complex environment.
• Strong leadership and people management expertise with a focus on developing high‑performing teams.
• Extensive experience within a large, unionised services organisation.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at a senior level.
• High levels of integrity, professionalism and ethical judgement.

Resilient, self‑motivated and effective under pressure.

Full driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK and occasionally abroad.

Desirable

• Experience with Agile, Lean, Kaizen or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Understanding of the security industry.
• Membership of a related professional body.
  
  

Additional Information

It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK!

Join our global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place.

At Securitas, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our People Promise:

• Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation
• People – We open our eyes to all that’s good
• Purpose – We make your world a safer place
  
  

What You Can Expect

Our Recruitment Team reviews every application carefully. Applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help.

Diversity & Inclusion – Be Yourself

We are an inclusive employer, proud of our Level 2 Disability Confident status

(we will always try our hardest to guarantee interviews for eligible candidates, should you meet the roles minimum requirements, having disclosed a disability to our Talent Team upon application). We support equality through Employee Networks - Our real change makers of the business.. YOU, the Race at Work Charter, and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also celebrate diversity with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month.

Your Benefits

• STRIVE– Securitas Perks gives you access to a great range of discounts on a variety of retailers, services and everyday spending to suit your shopping habits.
• Dental Plans - A range of plans providing support, providing cash back towards everyday dental costs, such as dental examinations, X-rays, and treatment
• HSF Health Plan - Range of healthcare cash plans at highly discounted rates, providing families with peace of mind by getting cash back on everyday medical costs, such as dental check-ups, contact lenses and acupuncture, and by covering unexpected costs.
• Cycle to Work – A super cost-effective way of getting a brand new bike, cycling equipment or both. Save up to 42% of the usual cost and spread the cost over several months from your salary.

Specsavers – Save money on eye tests and when purchasing spectacles.

WeCare – A 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.

Toothfairy – Online access to advice and guidance, from real UK Dentists.

Pension Plan – Plan for your financial future by building up a benefit in the Securitas Pension Plan, with the benefit of employer contribution plus tax relief on your contributions.

Payroll ISA – An ISA savings account is a great way to meet your longer term personal financial goals.

Free Mortgage Advice

Go & Live – Financial Wellbeing Hub

Death in Service Benefit - Permanent employees are automatically covered for Life Assurance, which would provide a lump sum benefit to your beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death in service whilst employed by Securitas

Take the Next Step

Join a team that values you. Click ‘I’m Interested’ and start your career with Securitas UK today.

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