People Operations Manager

Convex Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Leave

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance Cover

Annual Health Check

30 days Annual Leave

10 days of care assistance

Job summary

Convex Group is seeking a senior HR Operations lead to oversee offshore HR activities, ensure GDPR compliance, and drive data-driven decision-making through MI insights.

The role manages payroll across territories, administers Oracle HRIS, coordinates benefits and annual renewals, and upholds strict SOX controls within the People function.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in governance and controls.
• Experience with HR data privacy and GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight for the offshore EXL team, actively allocating workloads, steering day-to-day priorities, and ensuring rigorous performance standards across all geographies.
• Monitor and uphold HR data compliance, ensuring continuous adherence to GDPR regulations and data privacy standards across all records.
• Leverage HR data and Management Information (MI) to generate actionable insights that directly inform the People agenda and executive decision-making.
• Partner with outsourced providers to resolve operational challenges, actively monitoring SLAs and KPIs to secure high-quality service delivery and commercial value for money.
• Oversee and govern all audit actions for the People team, driving remediation efforts to ensure the prompt and thorough closure of all findings.
• Support broader operational resilience priorities, including the coordination, monitoring, and execution of business continuity plans alongside ad hoc governance projects.
• Direct the annual HR budget planning cycle, coordinating resource allocation and financial forecasting across the department.
• Lead the People team in upholding strict SOX compliance, embedding robust internal controls and audit readiness across all HR workstreams.
• Act as the primary system administrator for our HRIS (Oracle), championing data integrity, optimising system functionality, and establishing best practices for data management.
• Lead benefits processes and annual renewals.
• Assist with general employee queries and general benefits administration (pension, PMI, life assurance, benefits).
• Continuously review benefit offering and ensure we are providing competitive, market-leading benefits to Convexians.
• Responsible for ownership and coordination of benefits data audits.
• Manage the annual flexible benefits enrolment window.
• Manage end to end monthly payroll processes across various territories in partnership with offshore HR Operations team
• Maintain and uphold established SOX-compliant processes and audit standards across all HR operations while identifying opportunities to increase efficiency

Skills

SOX compliance

HRIS Oracle

Budget planning

Data privacy

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Oracle HRIS

Job description

• Provide operational oversight for the offshore EXL team, actively allocating workloads, steering day-to-day priorities, and ensuring rigorous performance standards across all geographies
• Monitor and uphold HR data compliance, ensuring continuous adherence to GDPR regulations and data privacy standards across all records
• Leverage HR data and Management Information (MI) to generate actionable insights that directly inform the People agenda and executive decision-making
• Partner with outsourced providers to resolve operational challenges, actively monitoring SLAs and KPIs to secure high-quality service delivery and commercial value for money
• Oversee and govern all audit actions for the People team, driving remediation efforts to ensure the prompt and thorough closure of all findings
• Support broader operational resilience priorities, including the coordination, monitoring, and execution of business continuity plans alongside ad hoc governance projects
• Direct the annual HR budget planning cycle, coordinating resource allocation and financial forecasting across the department
• Lead the People team in upholding strict SOX compliance, embedding robust internal controls and audit readiness across all HR workstreams
• Act as the primary system administrator for our HRIS (Oracle), championing data integrity, optimising system functionality, and establishing best practices for data management
• Lead benefits processes and annual renewals
• Assist with general employee queries and general benefits administration (pension, PMI, life assurance, benefits)
• Continuously review benefit offering and ensure we are providing competitive, market-leading benefits to Convexians
• Responsible for ownership and coordination of benefits data audits
• Manage the annual flexible benefits enrolment window
• Manage end to end monthly payroll processes across various territories in partnership with offshore HR Operations team
• Maintain and uphold established SOX-compliant processes and audit standards across all HR operations while identifying opportunities to increase efficiency

Benefits

• Birthday Leave
• Group Income Protection
• Give as You Earn
• Life Assurance Cover
• Annual Health Check
• 30 days Annual Leave
• 10 days of help with care (elder/ childcare) through Bright Horizons
• 10% Employer Pension Contribution
• Private Health Insurance Medical Cover
• Cycle to Work
• 3 days of Volunteer Leave each year
• Season Ticket Loan

Culturally astute and able to collaborate well with the offshore teamsSeveral years in a similar role, experience with employee benefits is advantageousAbility to problem solve using sound and accurate judgementIntegrity and ability to handle highly confidential informationExcellent organisational skills and demonstrated ability to prioritise work activityRobust analytical capabilities to solve complex problems and may have experience in automating operational activity, reporting and analysis all while maintaining strong attention to detailHighly collaborative with the ability to partner across Convex for project based work and to clearly communicate with employees on benefits related topicsExperience in managing HRIS platforms (our chosen platform is currently Oracle HR) and generally technology savvyExcellent oral and written communication skills