HR Operations Specialist

TN United Kingdom; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an HR Operations Specialist, where you'll provide comprehensive HR support throughout the employee lifecycle. You'll manage HR operations, maintain records, and ensure compliance with UK regulations, all while working in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in HR operations, ideally supporting UK-based employees.
• Solid understanding of UK employment and payroll regulation.

Responsibilities

• Providing operational HR support to employees and managers in the UK.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and master data in Workday.
• Proactively identifying process improvement opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Service Mindset

Education

HR Operations Experience

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Title: HR Operations Specialist

As our HR Operations Specialist, you’ll provide end-to-end HR administrative and advisory support across the full employee lifecycle. Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing operational HR support to employees and managers in the UK, ensuring consistent application of employment policies and practices
2. Preparing employment contracts, contract amendments, and all relevant employment documentation
3. Administering all operational and system events in the HR calendar (e.g., onboarding, internal transfers, promotions, contract changes, compensation adjustments, terminations)
4. Maintaining accurate employee records and master data in Workday, our global HRIS
5. Ensuring up-to-date digital and physical employee files in line with GDPR and responding to employee record requests
6. Serving as the first point of contact for employees and managers, resolving queries via phone and shared HR inbox
7. Managing and regularly updating our UK employee SharePoint portal
8. Monitoring and supporting process delivery (e.g., onboarding steps, training plans) and maintaining process documentation and SOPs
9. Acting as a back-up for other HR Operations colleagues in Europe
10. Proactively identifying process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and digitisation
11. Performing regular data audits and generating standard HR reports for managers and internal stakeholders

What You Bring:

You’re committed to delivering outstanding service and thrive in a detail-oriented, fast-paced environment. You also bring:

• Prior experience in HR operations, ideally supporting UK-based employees
• Strong service mindset with excellent communication skills
• Solid understanding of UK employment and payroll regulation
• Fluent English (written and verbal)
• Experience with Workday or similar HRIS systems (highly beneficial)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a quick learner of new systems and tools
• Good understanding of data protection and GDPR in an HR context
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a remote team
• A high level of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail

On offer:

As well as a chance to work in a great team within a company with a meaningful purpose, you will be entitled to the following benefits and more: