Forward Deployed Specialist/HR Transformation Lead

Lorien; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Forward Deployed Specialist/HR Transformation Lead for a 6-month contract in the Insurance sector. The role involves shaping HR technology solutions, guiding digital transformation, and delivering automation initiatives with senior stakeholders. Remote with ad-hoc travel to London.

Ideal candidates bring experience in HR platforms, AI-enabled change, and enterprise collaboration tools, operating across business and technical domains.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and shape solutions across HR, technology and automation.
• Drive delivery of technology-enabled HR transformation outcomes.
• Collaborate with HR leaders, Global Process Owners and technology teams.

Skills

HR Transformation

Digital Transformation

Stakeholder management

Solution design

AI technologies

Power Platform

API integration

Enterprise architecture

Prototyping

Tools

Workday

SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

ServiceNow HRSD

Job description

Forward Deployed Specialist/HR Transformation Lead - Insurance 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 - Remote Working | Ad-hoc Travel to LondonWe 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.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.