Senior HR Manager (Maternity cover)

Job Title: Senior HR Manager

Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract (maternity cover)

Location: London, W1W 5QA - Hybrid working (2-3 days per week in the office). This role is UK-based and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Start date: 3rd March 2025

Benefits: Private healthcare (after six months), 25 days annual leave (pro rated), plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off, cycle to work scheme, pension enrolment (after 3 months), team socials and access to exclusive screenings.

About Dimension

Dimension offers realtime production for visionary storytellers. Working on blockbuster films, live events and immersive moonshots, the team is a creative partner for end-to-end virtual productions and advanced virtual humans. Dimension operates DNEG 360 and has the largest, most experienced realtime team outside of games, with the ability to operate globally. Some recent projects include: Masters of the Air (January 2024), Avatar: The Last Airbender (January 2024), No Way Up (January 2024) Those About to Die (July 2024), Here (November 2024) and Wicked (December 2024).

Other projects include: Eva Herzigová’s MetaHuman, NARS’ “Power Players”, Balenciaga’s “Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow”, Parlophone Record’s “Coldplay x BTS’ My Universe”, and many more. 

At Dimension Studio, you’ll be challenged in new and exciting ways with access to on-set experience, in-house experts, and inspiring artists. We foster a team of bold ideas and big hearts and strive to support each other by being flexible, nurturing, and valuing diversity. As we pioneer new industries, we’re fully committed to providing a supportive, inclusive environment for our team and encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds. Develop your talent, make incredible shows, and skyrocket your career here. 

The Senior HR Manager role

The Senior HR Manager will support the Chief People Officer in ensuring alignment with the company's goals and objectives. This role demands a seasoned HR professional adept at managing complex projects, case management, employee relations, talent management, implementing HR initiatives, and fostering collaboration across departments. Working closely with the Chief People Officer and the People & Talent Acquisition Business Partner, you will be instrumental in driving HR transformation and continuous improvement within the organization. As well as collaborating with your team, you will be working closely with multiple stakeholders across the Finance, Production and Operations teams.

Key responsibilities for the Senior HR Manager

• Working across a range of HR Generalist areas including performance management, recruitment, employee relations/engagement, learning and development, compensation and employee benefits.
• Be able to facilitate and add value to the teams, departments and processes in order to keep employee satisfaction high.
• Ensure timely and accurate administrative and transactional support is delivered with the assistance of our HR Administrator in a range of activities, including; employee lifecycle and annual HR calendar events (e.g. PDR, reward reviews, KPI setting and follow ups).
• Support employment policy, for example, Time Off in Lieu or Employee Benefits Plan implementation and management.
• Lead a culture of continuous improvement initiatives to deliver an effective, cost efficient service to the business while demonstrating an innovative approach to employee engagement.
• Coach managers on employee relations issues and training, supporting their visible management of the employee group.
• Support and coordinate the Talent Acquisition Specialists with the recruitment process, liaising with colleagues on their hiring plans and maintaining good relationships with recruitment partners.
• Review and maintain job descriptions and skills matrices for all functions.
• Support the management of employee relations issues, such as restructures and redundancies.

Essential requirements for the Senior HR Manager

• Proven HR generalist experience across small and medium sized organisation/s.
• Experience facilitating growing teams and departments.
• Experience in developing and supporting line managers through growth and change.
• Have experience or exposure to multiple areas of HR including performance management, recruitment, employee relations/engagement, learning and development, compensation and employee benefits.
• Have a creative and solution oriented mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management.

Desirable requirements for the Senior HR Manager

• CIPD (minimum Associate Member Level) or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
• Some knowledge of the VFX, Film & TV industry would be advantageous, and if not experience, a passion for the creative industry and learning.
• Experience with multi-site and international projects.
• Experience of interaction across complex corporate partnerships.
• Ability to travel between studios when required. 
• Previous experience with maternity cover / short term contracts.
• Experience with tools and systems like BambooHR, Google Suite, Docusign and Monday.com.

If this Senior HR Manager role sounds like you, please click apply! Or feel free to contact us on people@dimensionstudio.co with any questions you may have about the role.