HR Technical Delivery Manager - Temporary

Our client based in Essex are currently recruiting a Temporary HR Technical Delivery Manager to join their team. They’re embarking on an exciting, challenging and ambitious programme to modernise our enterprise resource planning systems. This opportunity will enable one of the largest companies in the UK to move largescale corporate applications to a leading, recognised SaaS solution ERP including HR, Payroll, Finance & procurement. They’re looking for an SME in the payroll and core HR space to be the central point of contact between the programme team, technology services, finance and procurement as well as third party suppliers and implementation partners. They will be responsible for the delivery of the core HR and Payroll work streams configuring functionality including employee records, hierarchies, time and absence management, workforce planning, reward and payroll. Duties to include but not limited to: Provide expert professional advice to inform corporate management and development of the company as a whole. Lead on turning this advice into business cases for approval at senior levels, including political approval. The service delivery requirements and standards are usually clearly defined by the Director with annual staff and financial budgets Continuously understand and map the HR practices to ensure full understanding of systems & dependencies across the company both within HR & OD as well as influence other functions including technology services, information governance, finance and procurement to configure the best solution within a SaaS environment Work with finance to design end to end processes and configure the required technology where functionality overlaps (e.g. establishment control, position management) Understand data management, configuration and different formats, managing a process of data migration from a current on premise system Bridge the gap between technical teams, understanding and translating terminology to the business to create the best decision-making environments. You will become the primary contact between a central programme team, third party suppliers and implementation partners, technology services and HR/OD Work with business design & continuous improvement teams as well as change management and learning & talent to ensure a successful delivery of interconnected corporate systems with a focus on HR & Payroll Facilitate user acceptance testing of system changes and support change projects through to successful delivery, implementation and operation against pre-determined acceptance criteria Support early life support including the change to an evergreen solution including ongoing releases, understanding technical release notes, testing with the relevant leads and launch strategy Has a working knowledge of the critical factors in planning change and the stages and phases of project and programme management and can identify risks and create mitigation plans Skills, knowledge and experience: Educated to RQF level 6 or equivalent by experience in a technology related field Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in delivering requirements-based IT solutions, relevant to HRIS, People technology or similar domains Advanced knowledge of data protection, information governance and associated requirements A good understanding of IT architecture as well as HR processes and how they interact with other services (e.g. finance / procurement) Experience and knowledge of data migration processes Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Agile and flexible, capable of dealing with ambiguity, and confront challenges and opportunities with speed, endurance and decisiveness Ideally accredited with business analyst or similar certification by a recognised professional body This is a Temporary role but could possibly become permanent Please note only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered