About Us
As a business leader, you will know how hard it is to find amazing talent and people aligned with your values and culture.
Manchester based, with well over twenty years professional recruitment experience each, we have had the opportunity to gain some great insight into business before starting our own Executive search and HR recruitment Business early in 2022.
We have extensive experience in HR recruitment, placing HR Business Partners through to Chief People Officers, Reward Specialists, Talent and Learning specialists and all other disciplines within HR across all industries.
We cover:
- mid to senior and director level roles
- executive level appointments
- both national and international
Permanent - We facilitate roles on both a contingent and retained basis with lots of flexibility to suit all needs.
Fixed Term Contract & Interim
We have together worked with a range of fabulous HR professionals and have a great immediate network to suit all eventualities.
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Our backgrounds
Bill has over 25 years spanning both inhouse recruitment and consultancy. Joining The Burton Group in 1996, he has since worked in London, Home Counties and North West specialising in HR recruitment of professionals at all levels across a range of industries. He driven by the prospect of changing peoples lives and giving them amazing opp
Bill has over 25 years spanning both inhouse recruitment and consultancy. Joining The Burton Group in 1996, he has since worked in London, Home Counties and North West specialising in HR recruitment of professionals at all levels across a range of industries. He driven by the prospect of changing peoples lives and giving them amazing opportunities. He is interested in getting under the skin of businesses, and seeing the wiring under the board. Outside of work, you will find Bill cycling in the Trough of Bowland, brewing craft beer, and hiking with his Staffordshire Bull Terriers; Snoop and Vinnie.
Natalie has spent most of her career in recruitment. Beginning in fast paced IT contract recruitment in both the public and private sectors, she then moved into permanent recruitment in the Oil & Gas industry, and followed this a number of years ago into the fascinating world of HR recruitment. Her career has spanned technical recruitme
Natalie has spent most of her career in recruitment. Beginning in fast paced IT contract recruitment in both the public and private sectors, she then moved into permanent recruitment in the Oil & Gas industry, and followed this a number of years ago into the fascinating world of HR recruitment. Her career has spanned technical recruitment, sales, and Executive level HR recruitment both nationally and across Europe and she now focuses her attention on all aspects of HR including Talent, Leadership, Reward, and Generalists at all levels to name a few. She is driven by building excellent relationships and loves talking with people and finding out what drives their recruitment need, and for candidates, what motivates them in their careers and works well with their home lives too. Outside of work, Natalie loves baking, time with her family and walks with her 2 Cavaliers, Alfie and Zoey.
Current opportunities
Fantastic HR opportunity in the North West 📢 📢 📢
Head of HR Partnering, Operations, Policy & Systems – North West – Up to £100,000 plus car allowance plus benefits – Flexible Working
Would you like to work within a UK PLC in the North West, leading a multi-discipline HR team within a global capacity?
Do you have Strategic HR Partnering experience, supporting business to achieve their goals? Are you excited by People Systems, Technology and do you have a data-driven decision-making approach?
If the thought of this gains your interest, well this certainly could be your perfect role!
This is a highly regarded UK business which has a progressive business model that demands and attracts charismatic people with agility, pace and an enterprising mind.
Reporting into the Chief HR Officer, the role of Head of HR Partnering, Operations, Policy & Systems will lead a team of 10 HR professionals within the partnering team, including HR colleagues in US, Germany and China, alongside the HR Operations team.
With the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system now in place, aligning and evolving HR processes and data, this is a critical and exciting time to join this business with so much opportunity and challenge ahead.
Some key highlights of the role will include:
• Accountability for implementing and delivering the HR services globally across the Company, anticipating requirements in alignment with the People Plan.
• Coaching the team through challenging ER people matters as required.
• Lead and develop the HR Operations function to further support the partnering stream in delivering more commercial initiatives at a strategic level globally.
• Accountable for the continuous improvement strategy of the HR services and business partnering globally, to include leading related project management.
• Accountability for People Data Management, and the implementation and evolution of HR Systems globally to support infrastructural and cultural change from policy, process, automation, through to change management, operational excellence and integration.
The successful candidate will have significant people management experience ideally within a complex corporate environment. They will have a broad understanding of global working practices and cultural awareness. Ideally with trade union and/or works councils experience as well.
This individual will have a strategic mind and approach, whilst with a practical and pragmatic hands-on style and team driven work ethic.
They will be impactful, a natural leader, and able to challenge, whilst harnessing this business’ natural entrepreneurship and ambition.
This is a flexible working role, with regular purposeful collaborations on site at HQ.
Examples of roles we have placed
