People Specialist UK

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

People Specialist
Luton / Milton Keynes, UK from January 2027 onwards

At RATIONAL, people are at the centre of everything we do. As a People Specialist, you ensure a seamless and high-quality employee experience combining operational excellence with a continuous drive to improve how we work.

You will be part of a wider EMEA People team, working closely with colleagues across countries while acting as a trusted partner to the local business.

Your scope of responsibility

You will assist to keep our People operations running smoothly while making them better every day:

• You support the full employee lifecycle -from recruitment and onboarding to offboarding
• You ensure accurate HR administration, contracts and data quality and time management
• You take ownership of payroll coordination (including P11D reporting) and travel expense processes (Concur)
• You support salary reviews, benefits administration and employee queries
• You ensure compliance with HR processes, guidelines and statutory requirements
• You contribute to HR projects and drive continuous process improvements
• You support training coordination development initiatives and succession planning

Your professional profile

You combine HR expertise with a hands-on, structured and solution-oriented approach:

• A degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a CIPD qualification
• Proven experience in Payroll and pension administration
• Very good Office 365 skills;good understanding of HR Systems such as SAP, Concur, SuccessFactors(or similar)
• Strong skills in operational HR execution along the employee life cycle
• Analytical, structured way of working as well and solution-oriented thinking
• High level of social competence and communication skills as well as a strong service orientation
• Confidence in working with HR data, KPIs and reporting
• Basic project management skills with the ability to deliver reliably
• Strong sense of ownership, reliability, and discretion with sensitive information
• Collaborative, solution-oriented mindset with a pragmatic approach in an international environment

What we offer

A role where your work has visible impact:

• Ownership and variety from day one
• A collaborative, down-to-earth team locally and being part of the EMEA People Team
• Short decision paths and room to contribute ideas
• A modern working environment with flexibility

What counts for us are your qualifications – regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity or social, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. We welcome applications from all people with diverse backgrounds.

If you have any questions, please contact Helen Varley, People Director.

RATIONAL UK Ltd.
Unit 4 Titan Court, Laporte Way
Portenway Business Park
Luton LU4 8EF
United Kingdom