People Operations & Payroll Specialist

Rational Ag; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Development opportunities

Job summary

RATIONAL UK Ltd. in Luton is seeking a People Specialist to ensure a seamless employee experience across the full lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

You will join the EMEA People team, collaborate across countries, manage payroll coordination, HR administration, and data quality, and support HR projects, training initiatives, and succession planning.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, Business Admin or CIPD qualification
• Experience with Payroll and pension administration
• Strong Office 365 skills; knowledge of HR systems such as SAP, Concur, SuccessFactors (or similar)
• Strong HR operational execution across the employee life cycle
• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and service orientation
• Experience with HR data, KPIs and reporting
• Basic project management skills
• Discretion with sensitive information
• Collaborative mindset in an international environment

Responsibilities

• Support full employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding
• Ensure accurate HR administration, contracts, data quality and time management
• Coordinate payroll (including P11D reporting) and travel expenses (Concur)
• Support salary reviews and benefits administration
• Ensure compliance with HR processes, guidelines and statutory requirements
• Contribute to HR projects and drive continuous process improvements
• Support training coordination and succession planning

Skills

Payroll

Pension administration

HR administration

Data analytics

KPI reporting

Communication

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

Education

Degree in HR or Business Admin

CIPD qualification

Tools

SAP

Concur

SuccessFactors

Office 365

Job description

RATIONAL UK Ltd. in Luton is seeking a People Specialist to ensure a seamless employee experience across the full lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

You will join the EMEA People team, collaborate across countries, manage payroll coordination, HR administration, and data quality, and support HR projects, training initiatives, and succession planning.