People Lifecycle Senior Associate - 12 Month Fixed Term Opportunity

PwC UK; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Empowered flexibility

Hybrid working

Private medical cover

24/7 virtual GP

Six volunteering days

Job summary

PwC UK in Reading is seeking a Senior Associate to drive and deliver key people processes across the employee lifecycle. You will partner with teams to review, redesign and enhance processes, leverage technology, improve governance and reporting, and support strategic people priorities.

Working with People Solutions and Business Partnering teams, you will identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and employee experience through data-driven decision making and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR, People Function or shared services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret data.
• Experience using data and MI to support decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influence ability.
• Good at prioritising and delivering to deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication with documentation.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence across People processes using CI and process design.
• Identify and implement improvements to service delivery and employee experience.
• Maintain governance, documentation and knowledge management.
• Manage a portfolio of workforce-related cases across performance, rewards and talent.
• Use data to generate insights and inform decisions on workforce processes.
• Lead change initiatives and communicate progress and benefits.

Skills

HR experience

Analytical thinking

Data & reporting

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Communication

Job description

As a Senior Associate within the People Lifecycle team, you will play a key role in driving and delivering our key people processes across the employee lifecycle. You will partner with teams across the People Function to review, redesign and enhance processes, leverage technology, improve governance and reporting, and support the delivery of strategic people priorities. Working alongside stakeholders across People Solutions, Business Partnering teams, Centres of Excellence and the broader business, you will identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and employee experience through data-driven decision making and innovative solutions.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Drive operational excellence across People processes by applying continuous improvement methodologies, process reviews, root cause analysis and sustainable solution design.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance service delivery, employee experience, operational efficiency and measurable business outcomes.
• Maintain effective process governance, documentation and knowledge management, ensuring policies, guidance and standards remain accurate, accessible and up to date.
• Manage a portfolio of workforce-related cases, providing operational support across performance management, appeals, reward, talent and other people processes.
• Use people and operational data to generate insights, monitor performance and inform decisions that improve workforce processes and employee outcomes.
• Deliver operational excellence projects and change initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders to implement strategic priorities and communicate recommendations, progress and benefits effectively.

This Role Is For You If

• You have experience working within a HR, People Function or shared services environment.
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex information and identify practical solutions.
• You have experience working with data, reporting and management information to support decision making.
• You have strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence
• You have experience managing multiple priorities and delivering work to agreed timescales.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create high-quality documentation and presentations.
• You have strong project management and organisational skills.
• You have a collaborative approach with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and process improvement

What You'll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.