Senior Programme Manager, HRIS

Exciting time to join this boutique consultancy that specialise in HR and Finance technology and transformation.

This is a client secondment, so you will sit with the client and assist them in their digital transformation journey. You will work with their staff and external vendors to transform their HR systems from on-prem to the cloud. We need someone urgently, and this individual needs to be willing to travel to New York, Tampa, Manila and London. Lastly, the ideal candidate will have previously led a ServiceNow & Workday transformation, and worked within the legal sector.



Must Haves

 

·         A track record of managing leading and deploying large scale complex global HR technology implementations on time and to budget across multiple geographies and business units

·         Experience in leading HR technology transformation change initiatives in complex global matrixed organisations from concept through execution and ongoing operations

·         Experience of working on the end-to-end implementation of a major On Premise to Cloud HCM transformation programme using a class leading solution (e.g. Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or ServiceNow)

·         Experience translating future strategic business demands, identify gaps and translating these into people capabilities

·         Experience of working in a global Partnership organization (not essential)

·         Proven track record of effective senior stakeholder management including HR Leadership, Executives / Senior Management

·         Experience leading complex work-streams and managing several project initiatives simultaneously

·         Experience with various aspects of change e.g. technology process and organizational change

·         Having worked in multinationals and/or legal or consultancy firms in-depth experience in building robust relationships across HR and the business to understand the current challenges of the HR digital and experience landscape

·         Excellent Technology knowledge and experience covering HRIS trends and best practice advisory complemented by strong HR functional and operations understanding

 

Competencies

 

·         Familiar with various Cloud HR technology and ecosystem of products – Oracle HCM, ServiceNow, SuccessFactors, Workday

·         Excellent stakeholder management communication and interpersonal skills able to build effective relationships and working collaboratively with global process owners and business stakeholders to tackle the complexity and nature of the project

·         Excellent written oral presentation communication

·         Ability to manage ambiguity and the political aspects of change

·         Outstanding program and project management expertise

·         Experience of design thinking and applying innovation techniques/initiatives in organizations

·         Leadership abilities

·         Experience managing large teams and complex projects

·         A can-do attitude

·         Cultural openness

·         Attention to detail

·         Discipline

·         Ability to resolve conflicts

·         Able to work in both a technical and strategic capacity alternating between the two as required

·         Skilled in leading teams and encouraging collaboration amongst team members

·         Friendly team player with a professional mindset

·         Ability to work and team with a multitude of different people and different cultures

 

Description

 

You will be responsible for the selection and implementation of a new global HR System. A review of HR systems landscape identified a cloud-based solution with a minimal number of ad-hoc changes as the right approach for their client, in alignment with their Cloud First strategy. This new system, to be selected in 2023 and implemented in 2024-2025, will replace their current on-prem implementation of PeopleSoft and most of their current ecosystem of “best-of-breed” solutions.

 

This is a key position within their HRIS and wider HR Operations teams and your focus will be to:

 

·         Implement the People Strategy through the delivery a wide-ranging change program to create efficiencies of scale, alignment, and optimise the strategic HR service delivery model

·         Project manage the implementation of a new HR system in line with Future of HR objectives

·         Put the end-user at the centre of the People systems design, finding the right balance between the needs of the various stakeholders

 

You will be the lynchpin of the Transformation program, ensuring the smooth integration of the internal project team (based in London, with the participation of team members in New York, Tampa, and Manila), the Technology team, the wider HR Operations team (including HR Operations Delivery shared services), the HR CoEs and the wider People community. You will be co-managing the program in partnership with the System Integrator

 

You will also play a key role in the definition and rollout of the new and evolving HR system infrastructure. This will entail helping define which systems to maintain or sunset, how to integrate the new HR system with collaborative tools such as MS Teams and their implementation of ServiceNow HR, and the best approach to engaging their employees, lawyers and Partners through a combination of self-service and high-touch services.

 

This role combines your program management excellence, business acumen, HRIS system and stakeholder management skills to ensure delivery of an exceptional end-user experience in support of the business objectives.

 

Job Title: Senior Programme Manager, HRIS

Location: London, SE1 – you will be expected to travel to New York, Tampa, Manila

Salary: £100,000 + benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Job Reference: AH10539



Wilde Associates is working in the capacity of an employment agency for this role.