Business Analyst

Genium Selection; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Genium Selection in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Analyst for a global HR/Dayforce implementation based in Newcastle. You will understand HR needs, map processes, translate requirements into secure, scalable technology solutions as you replace multiple HR apps with Dayforce.

You’ll partner with HR, IT and vendors, lead requirements gathering, document user stories and acceptance criteria, support data migration, and help shape the HR systems roadmap with a focus on global consistency

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst with HR/HRIS/HCM applications.
• Experience delivering improvements to HR applications, ideally in a global context.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and requirements gathering and process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Act as IT liaison for HR and translate HR priorities into Dayforce requirements.
• Support HR systems roadmap and align priorities with business value.
• Lead requirements gathering, create user stories, process maps, and functional specs with acceptance criteria.
• Support implementation, configuration, data migration, cleansing and validation for Dayforce in collaboration with HR, IT and the implementation partner.

Skills

HR Applications

Dayforce knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Business Analyst - Global HR / Dayforce application implementation

Newcastle-Upon Tyne

Are you a Business Analyst with HR applications expertise, who’d relish the opportunity to join a global transformation as primary business partner to the HR function & implementation of Dayforce?

Our client is a UK innovative company with global operations in engineering technology design, development and manufacturing. It’s starting a global transformation to standardise, optimise and align processes across its numerous applications including HR / HRIS / HCM having selected Dayforce.

As Business Analyst for HR Applications / Dayforce, you’ll understand business needs, improve HR processes and translate requirements into secure, scalable & supportable technology solutions. Replacing multiple HR applications used at various global locations with Dayforce, you’ll also:

• Act as the main IT liaison & partner for HR, understand HR strategy, priorities and translating these into technology requirements for Dayforce
• Support the HR systems roadmap, ensuring priorities are aligned with business value
• Lead HR requirements gathering, produce requirements, user stories, process maps and functional specs, acceptance criteria and supporting documentation
• Contribute to business cases & project initiation documentation
• Support the implementation, configuration & optimisation of Dayforce liaising with HR, IT and the implementation Partner followed by continuous enhancement and improvement. This includes supporting data migration, cleansing & validation.
• Define workforce reporting requirements / HR metrics.
• Engage with vendors re product roadmap that will benefit the business

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst with HR / HRIS / HCM applications ( Dayforce would be advantageous but is not essential)
• Delivered improved HR applications such as enhancements, optimisation, modernisation or upgrade, with a preference for a global experience
• Strong understanding of HR processes experience of requirements gathering, process mapping etc
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills – confident working with HR leaders, IT teams, and engineers alike.
• Experience working in manufacturing or multi-site environments would be a strong advantage.
• Comfortable working independently, introducing structure, and helping teams adopt new ways of working.

Why this role stands out

Global exposure – collaborate across continents, cultures and business functions.

High visibility – work directly with senior leaders and help shape strategic decisions.

Career-defining – an opportunity to design, influence and leave a lasting legacy.

Location: Newcastle / North East England

HYRBID working: office 2 days per week

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