Senior HR Operations & Systems Lead

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC); Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is seeking a Senior HR Operations Specialist to lead and optimise our People Operations infrastructure across the UK, with a focus on accurate data governance and payroll collaboration.

You will manage HR systems, data integrity and lifecycle processes, drive automation projects, and provide guidance to junior team members, balancing day-to-day delivery with strategic improvements in a fast-growing, highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience owning or administering HR systems within a scaling or multinational organisation.
• Experience coordinating payroll processes in partnership with Finance or an external payroll provider.
• Strong experience supporting onboarding, offboarding and wider employee lifecycle administration.
• Experience maintaining accurate employee records, governance documentation, audit trails and operational controls.
• A track record of improving HR processes, systems or workflows to increase efficiency, reliability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day administration, maintenance and data integrity of HR systems and tooling, currently including Workable, ClickUp and CharlieHR, while supporting the implementation and optimisation of HiBob
• Coordinate end-to-end payroll operations in partnership with Finance, ensuring accurate and timely processing alongside appropriate governance and escalation controls
• Manage onboarding, offboarding and employee lifecycle processes, including contracts, benefits administration, parental leave, salary changes, role changes and internal moves
• Maintain accurate employee records, audit trails, governance documentation and compliance-related information, ensuring People data remains complete and reliable
• Draft, maintain and coordinate updates to People policies, process maps and operational procedures so that documentation remains current, accessible and aligned with business needs
• Identify operational inefficiencies and introduce improved workflows, automation and AI-enabled solutions that reduce manual administration and support future scale
• Manage operational projects, system and tooling vendors, compliance risks and competing priorities while providing guidance, coaching and workload support to junior People Operations colleagues

Skills

HR systems administration

Payroll governance

Data integrity

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Workable

ClickUp

CharlieHR

HiBob

Job description

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is seeking a Senior HR Operations Specialist to lead and optimise our People Operations infrastructure across the UK, with a focus on accurate data governance and payroll collaboration.

You will manage HR systems, data integrity and lifecycle processes, drive automation projects, and provide guidance to junior team members, balancing day-to-day delivery with strategic improvements in a fast-growing, highly regulated environment.