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A talent partner that will drive your people strategy forward.

HR and People are the foundations of any business strategy. Struggling to attract the right HR professionals can derail even the most robust plans. That’s where we come in.

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Tap in to unrivalled expertise.

Our team have all worked in-house. We know your biggest challenge is time. Providing a positive candidate experience whilst managing hundreds of applicants is a herculean task. Our expertise in headhunting and targeted search simplifies the journey, giving you back valuable time to focus on your core business.

It’s no secret that recruiters have their fingers on the pulse of the industry. While others choose to keep these insights under lock and key, We Are Adam are an open book. Our experts love nothing more than sharing their insider knowledge with the HR community. Plus our detailed market insights and reports provide a strategic advantage, enabling you to refine your talent acquisition strategy for long-term success.

A True Partnership in Executive Talent Acquisition.

At We Are Adam, we've weathered all economic cycles over the years. This hard-won experience, combined with our sustainable employee-owned model, allows us to be a steadfast partner focused on your long-term success - not just making a transactional placement.

We understand the complexities and nuances involved in building out an exceptional HR team. That's why our approach blends professionalism with a friendly consultative nature. We take the time to fully grasp your organisational culture, strategic objectives, and unique talent needs.

Only once we have this comprehensive understanding do we develop tailored solutions - leveraging our deep networks and proven methodologies to identify and attract candidates precisely aligned with your specific requirements.

From CPOs to HR Directors, Learning & Development leaders, and more - we specialise in matching HR professionals who can drive meaningful change. Our extensive knowledge of the HR function ensures we uncover the right leaders to future-proof your workforce.

When you're ready to invest in transformative HR leadership, we're here to listen and advise on a tailored talent solution. Together, we can build an HR team capable of unlocking your organisation's full people potential.​

Recent assignments include:

People & Culture Director
Healthcare
North West
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Manufacturing
Liverpool
Head of HR
Property
Cumbria
Global L&D Partner
IT
UK Wide
Head of People & Change
Sport
Lancashire
HR Business Partner
Legal
Manchester
Payroll & Benefits Manager
Tech
Yorkshire
Chief People Officer
Travel
Manchester
HR Shared Services Manager
Manufacturing
North West
Head of Talent Acqusition
Agency
Manchester

My overall experience with the recruitment process at We Are Adam was outstanding. Vanessa was absolutely amazing and played a crucial role in securing the position for me. She took the time to get to know me, my experience, and my strengths, as well as understanding what I was looking for in my next role. Her personalised approach made me feel valued and confident throughout the process. I would highly recommend We Are Adam’s recruitment services to other professionals in my network, in fact I have already recommended them. The dedication, professionalism, and personalised approach I experienced were exceptional and greatly contributed to a seamless and successful recruitment process.

Leena - Senior HR Candidate

Proof is in the Placement
Strategic Chief People Officer Search

Our client, a dynamic and rapidly growing tech company, sought a seasoned Chief People Officer to drive their people strategy. We collaborated closely with the client to understand their unique culture, ambitious growth plans, and the specific skillset and personality traits required for the role.

We embarked on a comprehensive search, leveraging our extensive network and proactive outreach. We identified 54 highly qualified candidates within our immediate network and an additional 22 through targeted recommendations and social media campaigns.

Each candidate was carefully screened and interviewed, using a structured approach to assess their skills, experience, and cultural fit. We presented a shortlist of exceptional candidates, providing detailed insights into their strengths, weaknesses, and potential.

Our client was impressed with the quality of candidates and our consultative approach. The successful candidate has already made a significant impact on the organisation, contributing to its continued growth and success.

Jobs in HR

HR Data Analyst

HR Data Analyst Manchester Salary up to £45,000 Permanent Are you passionate about turning HR data into meaningful insights? We’re partnering with a leading organisation to recruit a HR Data Analyst. Do you have existing experience of Business Objects WEBI, if so, this would be a great opportunity for you. This role offers fantastic hybrid working options with only one day per week required in the offices in Trafford, and If you prefer a condensed hours 4-day week, that's absolutely an option for this role. In this key role, you will build and maintain a suite of reports and self-service dashboards for HR and the wider business, and carry out routine and adhoc analysis generating recommendations for business improvements to help embed a data driven culture for decision making. You will be product champion of Business Objects WEBI and will ideally have experience of Power BI or the willingness to learn and develop Power BI skills and experience Key experience required: HR People data experience Experience of Business Objects WEBI Intermediate/Advanced Excel Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Ability to communicate complex HR data insights in a clear, actionable way. The environment is fast-paced and ever-evolving. Therefore, it is essential that you adopt a flexible approach and have the ability to react quickly and confidently to people and business needs. Interested? Apply now to be considered for becoming part of this continuously growing success story Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
£45,000 HR
PermanentApply Now

Human Resources Business Partner

We’re looking for a strategic and dynamic People & Culture Business Partner to support key areas within a market-leading professional services high-growth business. Partnering closely with senior leaders and managers, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a people strategy that drives growth, builds capability, and enhances employee engagement across a workforce of 200+ across a number of UK locations.
Up to £65kHR
PermanentApply Now

HR Advisor

HR Advisor Grantham £35,000-£40,000 Permanent We are delighted to be partnering with highly successful organisation to recruit a HR Advisor based in Grantham. In this key role, you’ll provide advice to management on employee relations and management issues; creating, implementing and administering employee policies; coaching the management team, recruitment, acquisition support projects using systems to access, input and compile data; acting as the point of contact for managers, employees and other wider HR team members. You’ll be equipped with a solid generalist background with strong employment law knowledge, proven experience with ER casework management, well-developed business and personal judgement skills, and the ability to engage colleagues at all levels of the organisation. This is a varied role, giving you the opportunity to utilise your full generalist HR toolkit in a forward-thinking organisation that holds its people at the core of its values. The environment is fast paced and ever evolving. Therefore, it is essential that you’ll have a flexible approach and the ability to react quickly and confidently to people and business needs. You'll be joining a dedicated and engaged wider HR team and will be afforded autonomy while working within a supportive and values-driven business. This role is predominantly based on site 5 days per week with occasional flexibility to work from home one day per week Apply now to be considered for becoming part of this continuously growing success story. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
£35,000 - £40,000HR
PermanentApply Now

Head of People

Head of People - Permanent - West Yorkshire (hybrid) - £75,000 - £80,000 plus car allowance and benefits Who is the business? This business is an established, ambitious business who are a market leader in their highly service driven sector.  They are continuing to grow and evolve the business, and are committed to placing people at the core of their business. What is the role? A newly created Head of People position.  This role will report into the Chief People Officer, be part of the SLT and lead the HR team day to day.  As they embark on this journey of change it is absolutely critical that they have a robust HR service which is commercial and adds value, and the addition of the Head of People will help them create a structure which both allows the team to focus on the right activities along with supporting their development.  Responsibilities are expected to include; Leadership of the HR team which includes people partnering, recruitment, and HR Services .  This will include focusing on building team capability to ensure a truly solid and commercial service is given to the business Partnering functional heads to understand their priorities and how the HR team can support and add value Work closely with the CPO to translate strategy into action and priorities, along with working together on the development of a robust reward strategy which positions the business as an employer of choice Be a champion for continuous improvement, challenging current ways of working and championing new initiatives / processes / tools Work with the HR Services team to ensure excellence in data, metrics and meaningful insights that can be delivered at Board meetings Lead on complex ER issues, while building team and leadership capability in these areas Lead on projects such as such as the annual pay and performance review process Lead on EDI across the business, working with all stakeholders to ensure a robust and impactful plan is in place Who are we looking for? A true HR generalist with experience of leading and developing multi functional HR teams.  You will 'know what great looks like', and be able to instill confidence through great leadership that you can develop a HR function to get there.  You will be able to challenge and present new ideas, while empowering teams to think creatively and find solutions.  While a generalist, you will have understanding of how to manage specialisms such as a HR services team and Recruitment, knowing how they feed into the wider HR team to create the overall employee experience.  You will also ideally be knowledgeable around reward and able to support the CPO with building a robust strategy.   You will have worked closely with senior leaders / stakeholders extensively, and have proven experience of carrying out a Head of HR / Senior HR role which includes both strategic and operational experience.  In addition to this, absolute non negotiables include strong employment law experience, able to work with data and insights, and experience of working in an operational / unionised environment. What's on offer? A salary of upto £80,000 plus car allowance and good benefits.  They operate a hybrid model, with an expectation to be in the office 3 days per week. Please send your CV via the link to be considered.  Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require
£75,000 - £80,000 plus car allowance and benefitsHR
PermanentApply Now

Head of People

Head of People – Hybrid, NW base twice a week with UK travel as and when required. Salary 80 – 85k + bonus (75 – 85) We are looking for a Head of People who can reinvigorate the People function within a high growth healthcare business. Having embarked on ambitious growth trajectory, this Head of People role has been created to embed a first class HR service & enable their people to deliver. Reporting to the C-suite, you will be a key member of the SLT, and will lead an HR team consisting of both generalist & specialist professionals. Commercially curious, and equipped with the knowledge of how to lead a high performing People team for growth; you'll build out the basics brilliantly from the get go, but will also have an eye on the big ticket items around attraction, culture, development and engagement. This is an operational, service-led environment that is highly customer and volume-driven, and they are keen to pivot from a reactive to proactive stance; one in which they are positioned as an employer of choice and recognised for their excellent work. The people function isn't fully formed nor operating at best practice capacity, so this role requires an individual who operates at head of level, bringing a truly effective HR toolkit which enables a high performance culture, the expert "know how" of working as a trusted business leader/influencer and the ability to create a highly engaged culture. The role offers a real opportunity to draw on your expertise and bring in creative ideas, new ways of working and provide expert advice on the whole employee lifecycle (including payroll & pensions) within a high performance environment. To be successful in this Head of People role, you'll have tangible strategic & operational HR experience from within a primary healthcare setting & have a working knowledge of NHS workforce frameworks and pensions. You'll be commercially astute, accustomed to partnering with senior stakeholders, be change agent savvy, and be able to deliver at pace. This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a North West base twice a week with UK travel as and when required, however you will have autonomy to own your diary. Please send your CV via the link to be considered. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.  
80 – 85k + bonusHR
PermanentApply Now

Training and Development Manager

Training and Development Manager – London / Berkshire (hybrid model) - £64,000 - £68,000 plus bens – Permanent Who is the business? This business is a successful, growth-focused B2B technology solutions provider. They have an international footprint spanning Europe, US, Australia and Asia with an equally global client base. Having grown by acquisition they operate a group model with in-country leadership, and have UK bases in London and Berkshire. With a CEO who is very people focused, they are investing in the HR function to ensure they have a robust and commercial yet people-centric offering, which includes a huge agenda around people development. What is the role? Training and Development Manager reporting into the Training and Development Director. There is an incredibly exciting agenda bubbling away and the team has worked hard to get some great things off the ground, this role will be heavily involved in the further development of existing programmes, the building of new projects and the subsequent roll out and delivery. There are a couple of key priorities for the role including; Leadership Development – elements are already well underway but you will take this and run with it, being heavily involved in the rollout from a delivery perspective, with the ability to input to the content if you spot anything that could be improved or included Global LMS – they are about to go live with the launch of an engaging platform for learning on a global level, and the T&D Manager will be a critical part of the project, supporting the embedding and deployment of an LMS across the Group EVP – working as part of a project team to scope and roll out, aligned to the newly developed mission and values In addition to the above, there are some longer-term pieces of work around Early Careers talent development programmes globally and an ongoing focus on building talent and succession programmes. Who are they looking for? As you can see there is absolutely tons to do, and as such they are looking for someone who has a really rounded toolkit when it comes to talent, training and development. A tech background would be nice, but they have a varied employee base beyond tech including sales, marketing and corporate so if you have a commercial background and have designed, developed and delivered interventions across similar client groups then we are all ears. As a global business there may be some international travel, however this will be planned well ahead of time and will coincide with project roll outs so will be in peaks rather than regularly throughout the year. Operating a hybrid working model, they have offices in London and Berkshire, with an expectation to be in London once or twice per week and the Berkshire office on an ad-hoc basis. To find out more please apply with your CV via the link. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
£64,000 - £68,000 plus bensHR
PermanentApply Now

People Advisor (ER Specialist)

Employee Relations Specialist Manchester Salary up to £47,000 6-month FTC Are you an experienced HR professional with extensive employee relations experience, excellent employment law knowledge, and the confidence and ability to provide advice and coaching to managers on a range of employee relations issues? Commutable to the outskirts of South Manchester and available to start immediately or with a short notice period? We’re partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an Employee Relations Specialist for a 6-month fixed term contract. In this key role, as Employee Relations Specialist you will work as part of a friendly, collaborative team, predominately focussing on employee relations casework which will include disciplinaries, up to and including dismissals and you will be responsible for Employment Tribunals within your area.  You'll provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and best practices, and collaborate to develop and implement strategies for improving employee relations and engagement. We are seeking a forward-thinking Employee Relations Specialist with strong employee relations experience, strong employment law knowledge, well-developed business and personal judgement skills in resolving issues, and the ability to engage colleagues at all levels of the organisation. Experience of working with Trade Unions is highly desirable and you’ll have experience gained in fast paced environments. The salary is up to £47,000 and the role is office-based four days per week and one day working from home. Apply now to be considered for becoming part of this fantastic organisation. Since 2006, we've been helping talented people like you achieve their goal of working with the industry's elite. As specialist recruiters in the digital and IT, marketing and PR, or human resources sectors, whether you want to work for a global corporation or a disruptive start-up, our talent managers are perfectly placed to find you your dream job, whether permanent or contract. Apply now to transform your career! Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.  
Up to £47,000HR
Fixed Term ContractApply Now

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