Senior HR Generalist

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Are you an experienced HR Generalist who enjoys partnering across the business, supporting employee experience, and helping drive positive change? We’re looking for a Senior HR Generalist to play a key role in strengthening employee engagement, delivering fair and competitive people practices, and supporting an inclusive workplace where employees feel valued, supported and connected, whilst also helping build manager capability through coaching and pragmatic guidance.

This is a visible and varied role working across the full employee lifecycle, balancing practical support with opportunities to shape day‑to‑day people practices and the employee experience. You’ll provide clear, confident advice to managers to enable consistent people decisions, without losing sight of what matters most: an engaged, supported workforce. You’ll join a collaborative HR team where your experience will be valued, your input encouraged, and your work will make a real difference for employees and the wider organisation.

What you’ll be doing

Advise managers and leaders on organisation design, performance management and capability building.

Use people insights and data to shape workforce plans and influence leadership decisions.

Support and lead change initiatives, ensuring a consistent and positive employee experience.

Facilitate appraisal calibration and succession planning discussions.

Partner with departments to turn engagement survey insights into tangible action plans.

Run listening sessions and champion employee voice in decision-making.

Coach managers on inclusive leadership, communication, wellbeing and recognition.

Embed consistent engagement behaviours across teams and locations.

Collaborate closely with HR and Recruitment on pay equity, reward governance, benchmarking and salary recommendations.

Promote and manage recognition programmes, including long-service and peer recognition.

Oversee benefits administration and employee communications, resolving complex queries.

Analyse reward and benefits data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Manage complex employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases.

Lead assigned change programmes such as restructures and organisation design initiatives.

Track ER trends with specialist HR partners and recommend policy or process improvements.

Enhance key moments across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, wellbeing initiatives, internal mobility and exit experiences.

Support clear, timely leadership communications and company‑wide engagement activities.

Provide general HR administration and project support as needed.

Contribute flexibly to wider HR initiatives and continuous improvement.

What we’re looking for

Proven experience in a HR Generalist or employee experience role.

Strong experience leading complex employee relations investigations and processes.

CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards); Level 7 is advantageous.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with confidence to coach and influence at all levels.

Analytical mindset, able to turn data into practical people strategies.

Strong organisational and project management skills.

Experience with recognition frameworks and CSR initiatives is desirable.

Willingness to travel across UK sites and collaborate internationally.

French language skills are advantageous but not essential.

Working pattern & onsite expectations

Weekly onsite presence at Head Office (minimum twice during event weeks).

Additional onsite days for events, CSR activities, casework and planning sessions.

Attendance at monthly leadership meetings where applicable.

Why Microlise?

When your groceries arrive at your door or you sign for your online parcel, one or more of our software, telematics or proof-of-purchase solutions has probably been used. Our solutions deliver value to many of the UK’s leading grocery retailers and food logistics providers as well as to household names including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose and Tesco.

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

Full support and training to ensure you are well equipped to succeed in your role

Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Free Amazon Prime, Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more

33 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing year on year to 38 days, then further increases with length of service

Life Assurance, 4 times your annual salary

Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other discounts with Reward Gateway

Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business

Employee Assistance Programmes

Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts, annual staff awards and many more incentives

Free Microlise Cresswell Racing Tickets, support British Superbikes

Executive Box at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Great Place to Work™ certified – We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success

Best Workplace in the UK™ for Development, Technology, Wellbeing and Women

Recruitment Process

For successful candidates, interviews will take place whilst the advert is still live, so early application is encouraged