HR Manager (Standalone Role) Location: Dorking, SurreySalary: £45-48kHours: Full-time Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a role where you can truly take ownership and make a visible difference? Do you enjoy working autonomously while building strong relationships across a business and shaping a positive workplace culture? If so, this could be the ideal next step in your HR career. Our client is seeking a confident and experienced HR Manager to take responsibility for the full HR function within a well-established, people-focused organisation of approximately 75 employees. This is a standalone role, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership while supporting managers and employees across the entire employee lifecycle. This position would suit someone who enjoys variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to balance strategic input with hands-on HR delivery. You''ll play a key role in influencing people practices, supporting managers, and helping create an engaging and supportive working environment. What you''ll be doing Managing the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, development, and exit processes Acting as the first point of contact for employee relations matters, providing practical and commercially focused advice Supporting managers with performance, absence management, and complex HR issues Maintaining HR systems and ensuring policies and processes remain compliant and effective Supporting the development of