Workforce Information Systems HRIS Team Manager

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Warwickshire County Council as a Team Manager – Workforce Information Systems, responsible for leading HR systems management and driving process improvements. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on workforce services while collaborating with talented teams. You'll be supported in your career development with generous benefits, including agile working options and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous leave and pension schemes

Agile working to support work-life balance

Inclusive culture where everyone can thrive

Opportunities for coaching and mentoring

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in HRIS management and understanding of HR legislation.
• Experience in service improvement and contract management.
• Strategic mindset aimed at delivering evidence-based solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team managing key HR systems including Your HR, Hornbill, and Five9.
• Drive system development and ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent

Tools

HR systems (e.g., iTrent)

Job description

Join Our Workforce Services Team at Warwickshire County Council

What You’ll Be Doing

As Team Manager – Workforce Information Systems (HRIS), you’ll:

• Lead a team managing key HR systems including Your HR, Hornbill, and Five9.
• Drive system development, upgrades, and enhancements aligned with business needs.
• Ensure data integrity, compliance, and system efficiency across all platforms.
• Collaborate with ICT, Business Intelligence, and service leads to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert, coaching your team and influencing strategic direction.
• Oversee system contracts, business continuity planning, and stakeholder engagement.

You’ll also work closely with our exceptional Payroll, Commercial, and Service Improvement teams—collaborative, high-performing groups that play a critical role in delivering seamless, customer-focused services across the organisation. These teams are innovative, dedicated, and impactful, and you’ll be part of a wider network of professionals who are passionate about making a difference.

What You’ll Bring

• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent ICT/systems qualification (or working towards), or substantial relevant experience.
• Proven leadership in HRIS management (ideally iTrent), with a strong grasp of HR legislation and data analytics.
• Experience in service improvement, stakeholder engagement, and contract management.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to deliver impactful, evidence-based solutions.

Why Join Us?

At Warwickshire County Council, we don’t just offer jobs—we offer careers with purpose.

• Agile workingto support your work-life balance
• Generous leave and pension schemes
• Inclusive, values-led culturewhere everyone can thrive
• Opportunities to lead meaningful changeand shape services that impact thousands
• Commitment to your developmentthrough coaching, mentoring, and learning

Ready to Make a Difference?

This is your chance to lead a high-impact team, drive digital transformation, and help shape the future of workforce services in Warwickshire.

Apply now and help shape the future of workforce services in Warwickshire!

Additional Information

If you would like to discuss the roles informally, please contact Marie McClay Service Manager Pay and Systems, [e-mail]

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specifications here

For Candidate Pack click link here

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Closing date: 28^th July 2025
Interview and assessment date:11^th August 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more