Head of People Services and Shared Services

14 hours ago

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Macgregor Cavendish (UK) Ltd Full time

**Head of People Services and Shared Services - UK Based - Express Distribution**

**Salary** **:Up to £95K base with overall package C: £140,000 inclusive of Car Allowance and Bonus - plus excellent package of Company Benefits**

**Hybrid role with 2 days a week in West Yorkshire**

Our client is one of the best known names in the Distribution market, providing their customers with high standards of quality and service

**The Role**

To develop and deliver the People Services strategy across **Payroll, Shared Services and HR Systems sectors** - This is not an ER or Training role but is more focused on Business Transformation and HR Systems

**Day to Day**
- To partner with the senior People team Lead and develop the People Services team so they become internal-customer focused and deliver an efficient BAU service whilst delivering People Lever and Transformation changes
- To design and deliver a People Services strategy and plan which is aligned to our overall business strategy
- Shape the strategy for business-critical initiatives such as internal service provided via the People Shared Service team and the people tech roadmap
- Contribute to the overall People Plan
- Champion the effort to improve the efficiency of People Services through enhanced automation and digitisation
- Keep current with industry trends and leverage vendors appropriately to ensure all HR operations are keeping pace with the market and external benchmarks
- Lead the People Services team to achieve strategic, compliance and operational objectives in the areas of **Shared Service, Payroll, HR Systems and HRMI**

Skills and Experience
- CIPD or equivalent experience
- 5 years’ experience of operating in HR at a Head of or equivalent level
- Must have significant experience of HR shared service activities including UK payroll and legislative compliance (including GDPR)
- Demonstrable experience in designing and leading People Services change programmes, including designing of new operating models
- Ability to deliver both BAU and transformational activities in parallel
- Proven track record of managing, leading and developing a People Services team

**Technical & People Skills**:

- A strong HR background with a focus on process improvement and delivery
- Leadership experience with People Services
- Ability to influence at all levels
- Strong knowledge of UK Payroll
- Strong focus on designing metrics

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