Human Resources Manager

Aetheria Group is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead HR and talent acquisition efforts for an established international FinTech organisation with a 23-year history. Headquartered in London and operating offices in Cyprus and Islamabad, the company’s multicultural team spans these locations. Based in the F-11 Islamabad office, you will support colleagues across the UK, Cyprus, and Pakistan. This role requires a positive, energetic HR professional with strong character, passion for people, and confidence in engaging senior candidates. It offers an excellent opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition:
Lead end-to-end recruitment across the UK, Cyprus, and Islamabad, collaborating with hiring managers from workforce planning through to offer. Proactively headhunt high-calibre candidates using platforms like LinkedIn and direct approaches. Conduct structured interviews via video and in person, ensuring fair and merit-based assessments. Present the organisation compellingly to attract top talent in a competitive market. Manage compliant onboarding processes, including right-to-work checks, references, identity and qualification verification, and regulatory screening required for a financial services business. Build talent pipelines, enhance employer branding, and report on recruitment metrics such as time to hire, cost per hire, and quality of hire.

Generalist HR:
Administer contracts, onboarding, probation, changes to terms, and offboarding for all three locations. Handle complex HR matters such as investigations, disciplinary and grievance cases, performance management, absence management, and difficult conversations with fairness, consistency, and legal compliance. Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, and the employee handbook, ensuring alignment across countries. Coordinate payroll inputs, benefits, and statutory registrations with finance, including EOBI for Islamabad staff. Lead performance review cycles and oversee training and development initiatives. Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and produce clear management reports. Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, culture, and organise company social events.

Governance and Compliance:
Ensure HR practices comply with relevant employment laws and regulations in each jurisdiction, including UK employment law (Equality Act 2010, right-to-work, UK GDPR, ACAS Codes), Cypriot and EU requirements, and Pakistani laws such as the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010. Uphold equality, inclusion, safer recruitment, and data protection standards throughout the HR function.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum five years of HR experience with substantial hands-on talent acquisition.
- Strong character and proven ability to manage difficult HR issues firmly, fairly, and with sound judgement.
- Excellent spoken and written English, with confidence in headhunting, video interviewing, and working with senior candidates and UK-based leaders.
- Ability to effectively promote the organisation to attract high-calibre candidates.
- Experience in compliant onboarding and pre-employment screening with meticulous attention to detail.
- Sound knowledge of Pakistani employment law and HR compliance.
- High level of discretion handling confidential matters.
- Strong organisational and IT skills, including proficiency with HR systems, applicant tracking systems, and LinkedIn sourcing.
- Positive, energetic, and solutions-focused mindset with cultural intelligence to thrive in a multicultural team.
- Availability to work full-time from the F-11 office during UK-aligned business hours.
- Degree in HR, business, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Preferred qualifications include UK HR experience or working knowledge of UK employment law, experience supporting employees in Cyprus or the EU, CIPD qualification and membership (Level 5 or above), and experience in financial services, FinTech, or regulated sectors.

The organisation offers structured support to learn UK employment law and guidance, with mentoring from experienced HR colleagues. If not already CIPD-qualified, the company will fully fund the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management.

Benefits include a competitive salary, employer contributions to the EOBI pension scheme, paid annual, sick, and casual leave, a modern office with excellent facilities, and a 20% staff discount at the onsite rooftop restaurant. Regular company social events and direct support from senior leadership and HR colleagues provide a collaborative and engaging work environment. This role offers genuine international exposure across the UK, Cyprus, and Pakistan.

The selection process involves face-to-face interviews at the F-11 office and online interviews with senior leadership, conducted in English. Applications are reviewed on receipt, and the recruitment may close early once a strong shortlist is formed.

The organisation is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants requiring support during the recruitment process. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks appropriate for a regulated financial services environment.