Forward Deployed Specialist / HR Transformation Lead

Lorien; Greater London; Remote; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Part time

Job summary

Lorien is recruiting a Forward Deployed Specialist (FDS) / HR Transformation Lead for a 6-month contract with remote working and ad-hoc travel to London. You will work at the intersection of HR, digital transformation and technology to identify opportunities, shape solutions and drive delivery of innovative, AI-enabled HR outcomes.

You will collaborate with HR leaders, global process owners, and technology teams to design and deliver technology-enabled changes, leveraging platforms like Workday,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated HR transformation and digital change delivery.
• Proven experience in engaging senior stakeholders and facilitating workshops.
• Experience delivering technology-enabled HRchange through automation or AI.
• Exposure to HR platforms and enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead business-led HR transformation programs across people, process and technology.
• Shape solutions and drive delivery of AI-enabled HR outcomes.
• Collaborate with global HR leaders, process owners and tech teams.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and align stakeholders on priorities.
• Oversee integration, API work and platform changes.

Skills

HR Transformation

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Discovery workshops

Automation & AI

Enterprise collaboration

Change delivery

Tools

Power Platform

Microsoft 365

Workday

SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

ServiceNow HRSD

APIs & integration

Job description

6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 - Remote Working | Ad-hoc Travel to London

We are partnering with one of our Global Insurance Clients to Recruit a Forward Deployed Specialist (FDS) / HR Transformation Lead, supporting strategic HR transformation initiatives across business, technology, automation and AI.

Operating at the intersection of HR, digital transformation and technology, you will work closely with HR leaders, Global Process Owners, Centres of Excellence and technology teams to identify opportunities, shape solutions and drive the delivery of innovative, technology-enabled outcomes.

Required Experience:

• Proven experience within HR Technology, HR Transformation, Product Management, Digital Transformation or Consulting environments.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, operating models and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating discovery workshops and engaging senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and solution design capabilities.
• Experience delivering technology-enabled change, digital products, automation or transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to AI, Generative AI, Copilot and automation technologies.
• Working knowledge of Power Platform, Microsoft 365 and associated collaboration technologies.
• Ability to operate effectively across business and technical stakeholders within complex enterprise environments.
• Enterprise HR platforms such as Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or ServiceNow HRSD.
• AI, Agentic AI and Intelligent Automation solutions.
• Integration, API and process automation expertise.
• Enterprise Architecture, Service Design or Product Management experience.
• Hands-on prototyping or solution development capability.

If you have experience delivering business-led transformation through technology, automation and AI, and are comfortable operating in a highly collaborative, enterprise environment, we would be pleased to hear from you.