HRIS Manager

Role: HRIS Manager

Location: Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary: £45,250 to £60,000 (dependent on experience)

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional Career Development funding for relevant professional body membership, access to mentors, and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (9% to 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy for volunteering, public service, and family care
• Voluntary & core benefits for health and wellbeing

As the HRIS Manager, you will lead a team of HR professionals in the maintenance and administration of the AWE Learning Management System, providing the relevant technical expertise to ensure services meet customer needs and facilitate a culture of continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead HR activities to ensure ongoing provision of fit-for-purpose SaaS HRIS platforms.
• Assess, validate, and implement vendor-driven upgrades of HRIS platforms.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders according to agreed SLAs.
• Deliver support to research and resolve HRIS issues; recommend solutions to meet requirements.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding HR data.
• Maintain high standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality.

Minimum Requirements:

While not exhaustive, candidates should demonstrate:

• Analytical skills and comfort with data interpretation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present to various stakeholders.
• Collaboration and teamwork abilities.
• Reporting and report writing skills.
• Expert coaching skills and ability to inspire trust.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.
• Data and process validation skills.
• Experience in administering HR Systems (e.g., Saba Cloud).
• Experience in HRIS improvement and development.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in driving results in a demand-led environment.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal arrangement blending workplace attendance and working from home. If successful, hybrid working opportunities will be discussed before taking up the post.

The successful candidate must carry out all duties from a UK location and cannot work from overseas. All candidates must be willing and able to apply for and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.