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Lead the HR function for the RMS UK production facility and the UK & Ireland Sales and Service Centre. Partner with senior leadership to drive people strategy, organizational performance, and employee engagement.
Requirements
Requires a Chartered Member of the CIPD with a Level 7 qualification and significant senior HR leadership experience. Must possess comprehensive knowledge of UK employment legislation and a proven track record of partnering with executive teams.
Full job description
Head of HR – 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Company: ZEISS UK Location: ZEISS House, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire (Hybrid – up to 2–3 days working from home) Travel: Regular travel to Lutterworth and UK & Ireland field-based teams, with occasional international travel.
About ZEISS
ZEISS is an internationally recognised technology leader in optics and optoelectronics, delivering innovative solutions across healthcare, life sciences, industrial quality and research. With a strong focus on innovation, quality and employee development, ZEISS is committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing workplace where people can thrive.
The Role
ZEISS is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of HR to join the business on an 18-month fixed-term contract. Supporting both the Research Microscopy Solutions (RMS) UK production facility and the UK & Ireland Sales and Service Centre, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the people strategy across multiple UK locations.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director of RMS UK, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Managing Director of the UK & Ireland Sales & Service Centre, you will lead the HR function while partnering closely with senior leaders to drive organisational performance, employee engagement and business success.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach and develop the HR team, ensuring the delivery of a proactive and high-quality HR service across the business.
Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, providing strategic and operational HR advice across a broad range of people matters.
Develop, implement and continuously improve HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation, ZEISS standards and best practice.
Lead employee relations matters, providing expert guidance on disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance and organisational change.
Drive employee engagement initiatives and foster an inclusive culture aligned with ZEISS values and behaviours.
Partner with Global Corporate HR to implement international HR initiatives, systems and organisational programmes.
Manage relationships with Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partners to ensure effective talent acquisition and a positive candidate experience.
Lead compensation and benefits initiatives that support employee attraction, engagement and retention.
Champion learning and development, leadership capability, succession planning and early careers programmes.
Oversee onboarding and induction processes to ensure an exceptional employee experience from day one.
Support business transformation and organisational change, helping leaders build high-performing teams.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Chartered Member of the CIPD with a CIPD Level 7 qualification.
Significant experience operating in a senior HR leadership role.
Comprehensive knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
Proven experience partnering with executive and senior leadership teams.
Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
A commercially focused approach with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.
Experience leading employee engagement, organisational development and change management initiatives.
The ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced, agile environment.
Willingness to travel between ZEISS sites, support field-based employees and undertake occasional international travel.
What's on Offer
Opportunity to join a globally recognised technology leader.
Hybrid working with up to 2–3 days working from home.
A varied and influential leadership role supporting multiple business functions.
Exposure to global HR projects and international collaboration.
A supportive, innovative and people-focused working environment.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
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Abigail Hannaby, Farzana Rahman, Kate Benyon, Lara Haslam, Natarlee Lawrence, Suya Rolph
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about
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Offices: Carl-Zeiss-Str. 22, Oberkochen, 73447, DE · Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, Jena, 07745, DE · 60 Mei Yue Road, Shanghai, 200131, CN · One North Broadway, White Plains, New York 10601, US · Kistlerhofstraße 75, Munich, Bavaria 81379, DE
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about
Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection
Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher
This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette
Offices: Carl-Zeiss-Str. 22, Oberkochen, 73447, DE · Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, Jena, 07745, DE · 60 Mei Yue Road, Shanghai, 200131, CN · One North Broadway, White Plains, New York 10601, US · Kistlerhofstraße 75, Munich, Bavaria 81379, DE