HR Project Manager | £440 PD (Inside IR35) | Manchester | 3-6 Month Contract

Your new role

We are currently looking for a Project Manager (HR & Payroll Systems). The purpose of this role is to lead on the specification and implementation of a HR and payroll system, including working with the suppliers on system configuration and set up for the HR and payroll systems.

As part of your role you will be expected to develop a deep understanding of the processes in HR and payroll in order to define and agree the requirements for new HR and payroll systems. You will develop process documentation across service areas relevant to HR & Payroll systems. You will be expected to matrix manage teams of across HR, Payroll, IT and MI along with third party suppliers to deliver work streams, whilst effectively managing any risks identified that may impact project delivery or outcomes.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable knowledge of core HR, Performance Management, Learning and Development and Recruitment modules in relation to systems. You will have proven experience of producing business cases and monitoring project budgets.

What you'll need to succeed

• Work with key stakeholders to define requirements for a new HR and payroll system
• Work with the Programme Manager to develop a business case, resource and project plans.
• Lead on change management and training activities in HR and payroll systems.
• Define communication strategies and plans that are appropriate for the projects and audiences on an individual basis.
• Support the procurement and onboarding of a HR and payroll system provider/consultancy
• Work with external suppliers & consultants to establish an implementation timetable including a robust testing plan.
• Provide managers with the HR system tools and knowledge to support their role as managers
• Development of process documentation and improvement within the HR and across service areas relevant to HR & Payroll systems.
• Help to define requirements for HR MI (including workforce data) and work with an MI workstream to develop corporate MI requirement
• Ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget and agreed standards.
• Identify and resolve any issues relating to all aspects of resourcing of the project, working with the Programme Manager and business managers as necessary
• Effectively manage any risks identified that may impact project delivery or outcomes.
• Matrix manage teams of across HR, Payroll, IT and MI along with third party suppliers to deliver work streams.

Experience Required

• Previous Project Management experience (Prince II Qualified)
• Extensive experience of Implementing HR & Payroll systems
• Strong experience in relation to Procurement & Vendor Selection
• Extensive Stakeholder Management skills
• The ability to produce detailed business cases
• Strong 3rd party supplier management experience

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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HR Project Manager | £440 PD (Inside IR35) | Manchester | 3-6 Month Contract

Your new role

We are currently looking for a Project Manager (HR & Payroll Systems). The purpose of this role is to lead on the specification and implementation of a HR and payroll system, including working with the suppliers on system configuration and set up for the HR and payroll systems.

As part of your role you will be expected to develop a deep understanding of the processes in HR and payroll in order to define and agree the requirements for new HR and payroll systems. You will develop process documentation across service areas relevant to HR & Payroll systems. You will be expected to matrix manage teams of across HR, Payroll, IT and MI along with third party suppliers to deliver work streams, whilst effectively managing any risks identified that may impact project delivery or outcomes.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable knowledge of core HR, Performance Management, Learning and Development and Recruitment modules in relation to systems. You will have proven experience of producing business cases and monitoring project budgets.

What you'll need to succeed

• Work with key stakeholders to define requirements for a new HR and payroll system
• Work with the Programme Manager to develop a business case, resource and project plans.
• Lead on change management and training activities in HR and payroll systems.
• Define communication strategies and plans that are appropriate for the projects and audiences on an individual basis.
• Support the procurement and onboarding of a HR and payroll system provider/consultancy
• Work with external suppliers & consultants to establish an implementation timetable including a robust testing plan.
• Provide managers with the HR system tools and knowledge to support their role as managers
• Development of process documentation and improvement within the HR and across service areas relevant to HR & Payroll systems.
• Help to define requirements for HR MI (including workforce data) and work with an MI workstream to develop corporate MI requirement
• Ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget and agreed standards.
• Identify and resolve any issues relating to all aspects of resourcing of the project, working with the Programme Manager and business managers as necessary
• Effectively manage any risks identified that may impact project delivery or outcomes.
• Matrix manage teams of across HR, Payroll, IT and MI along with third party suppliers to deliver work streams.

Experience Required

• Previous Project Management experience (Prince II Qualified)
• Extensive experience of Implementing HR & Payroll systems
• Strong experience in relation to Procurement & Vendor Selection
• Extensive Stakeholder Management skills
• The ability to produce detailed business cases
• Strong 3rd party supplier management experience

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy is seeking an Oracle DBA for a major financial services customer. 9 month contract based in London to start ASAP. Inside IR35.

The role holder will be responsible for delivering Database project deliverables on time and within budget and to deliver an outstanding level of Database support across all systems, ensuring services meet or exceed their SLAs and efficiency targets. The systems are a critical part of the national infrastructure and are built to support high availability and high volumes, a mixed technology environment exists formed of Oracle technologies.

Preferred Experience;
Expert knowledge of Oracle replication (Golden Gate/DataGuard/RAC/EBS)
Intermediate knowledge of Oracle Exadata administration
Expert knowledge of Oracle internals
Expert knowledge of Oracle middleware (OEM/ODI/OWB/APEX)
Expert knowledge of Oracle physical database tuning
Expert knowledge of SQL tuning background
SQL database query writing
Intermediate knowledge of backup/recovery using RMAN
Intermediate PL/SQL coding background
Intermediate Understanding of logical and physical data models
Intermediate implementation knowledge of partitioning
Working knowledge of Oracle RAC, Cluster Resource software, and Oracle 12C features
Be able to work with team members located in multiple geographies
Knowledge of ITIL v3, ISO 20000 and ISO27000
Knowledge of AWS Cloud technology which runs some Oracle instances - bonus
Java Development Skills (Core Java, Spring boot, REST, Micro services) - bonus
Agile CI/CD toolsets like JIRA, Bamboo, Confluence, Jenkins, etc - bonus
Application servers (Weblogic, Tomcat etc) - bonus

Key Accountabilities
Demonstrates an understanding of Data Architecture's role in supporting business processes.
Work closely with Architecture teams on design and estimates
Support the knowledge development of the Database team by sharing knowledge, learning from others and driving your own personal development. Actively support continuous improvement
Work in a variety of settings, individually or as part of small multi-discipline groups either within the team or in a project setting
Closely liaise with other technical areas such as Engineering, Architecture, Networks, Middleware, Database and Automation teams
Communicate effectively at all levels
Provide technical break\fix support including as part of a 24/5 out of hours on call rota
Provide high quality project delivery, including build, documentation and knowledge sharing
Mentors junior staff by providing training to develop technical skills and capabilities across the team
Delivery of assigned tasks within specified timelines, to an agreed quality standard
Ensure that the Team Leader / Manager is informed of workload status and details of key issues
Responsible to implement new business requirements and features in mission critical payment system using Oracle technologies.
To understand and adhere to the company IT methodology SDLC. This includes proactively raising timely exceptions/risks/issues, driving a culture of continuous improvement to raise the quality of deliverables. Strong Numerical and application log analytical skills
Demonstrates ability to participate in cross functional teams for estimating, application designs, and implementation strategies
Requires little supervision while identifying tasks associated with responsibilities
Provide suggestions, recommendations and input on direction for strategy and roadmap
Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly with peers and project colleagues
Work to ensure that the team can meet or exceed agreed Service Level Agreements
Strong Numerical and application log analytical skills
Problem solver and solution-seeking approach
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to multitask and prioritise
Ability to understand and communicate complex technical information
Be able to work with team members located in multiple geographie

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A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy is seeking an Oracle DBA for a major financial services customer. 9 month contract based in London to start ASAP. Inside IR35.

The role holder will be responsible for delivering Database project deliverables on time and within budget and to deliver an outstanding level of Database support across all systems, ensuring services meet or exceed their SLAs and efficiency targets. The systems are a critical part of the national infrastructure and are built to support high availability and high volumes, a mixed technology environment exists formed of Oracle technologies.

Preferred Experience;
Expert knowledge of Oracle replication (Golden Gate/DataGuard/RAC/EBS)
Intermediate knowledge of Oracle Exadata administration
Expert knowledge of Oracle internals
Expert knowledge of Oracle middleware (OEM/ODI/OWB/APEX)
Expert knowledge of Oracle physical database tuning
Expert knowledge of SQL tuning background
SQL database query writing
Intermediate knowledge of backup/recovery using RMAN
Intermediate PL/SQL coding background
Intermediate Understanding of logical and physical data models
Intermediate implementation knowledge of partitioning
Working knowledge of Oracle RAC, Cluster Resource software, and Oracle 12C features
Be able to work with team members located in multiple geographies
Knowledge of ITIL v3, ISO 20000 and ISO27000
Knowledge of AWS Cloud technology which runs some Oracle instances - bonus
Java Development Skills (Core Java, Spring boot, REST, Micro services) - bonus
Agile CI/CD toolsets like JIRA, Bamboo, Confluence, Jenkins, etc - bonus
Application servers (Weblogic, Tomcat etc) - bonus

Key Accountabilities
Demonstrates an understanding of Data Architecture's role in supporting business processes.
Work closely with Architecture teams on design and estimates
Support the knowledge development of the Database team by sharing knowledge, learning from others and driving your own personal development. Actively support continuous improvement
Work in a variety of settings, individually or as part of small multi-discipline groups either within the team or in a project setting
Closely liaise with other technical areas such as Engineering, Architecture, Networks, Middleware, Database and Automation teams
Communicate effectively at all levels
Provide technical break\fix support including as part of a 24/5 out of hours on call rota
Provide high quality project delivery, including build, documentation and knowledge sharing
Mentors junior staff by providing training to develop technical skills and capabilities across the team
Delivery of assigned tasks within specified timelines, to an agreed quality standard
Ensure that the Team Leader / Manager is informed of workload status and details of key issues
Responsible to implement new business requirements and features in mission critical payment system using Oracle technologies.
To understand and adhere to the company IT methodology SDLC. This includes proactively raising timely exceptions/risks/issues, driving a culture of continuous improvement to raise the quality of deliverables. Strong Numerical and application log analytical skills
Demonstrates ability to participate in cross functional teams for estimating, application designs, and implementation strategies
Requires little supervision while identifying tasks associated with responsibilities
Provide suggestions, recommendations and input on direction for strategy and roadmap
Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly with peers and project colleagues
Work to ensure that the team can meet or exceed agreed Service Level Agreements
Strong Numerical and application log analytical skills
Problem solver and solution-seeking approach
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to multitask and prioritise
Ability to understand and communicate complex technical information
Be able to work with team members located in multiple geographie

Hays Talent Solutions is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

UX Designer, UX, Design, Research

The role

The client is looking for a UX Designer for a 3 Month period in Birmingham City Centre.

What you'll need to succeed

The role of the UX designer is to present ideas and influence stakeholder with evidence from discovery phase. Working in agile teams designing user focused service. Help facilitate excellent user experience. Someone who will contribute to the digital services and enhancing the currents standards, transforming the way the business works. You will be an integral part of that team, designing, creating and improving services.

Experience Required

? Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile.
? Experience of interface design. Core skills: sketching, design production, HTML & CSS.
? Experience of working within an agile, multi-disciplinary team environment, and the ability to deliver iterative design components (including user journeys) to the development team.
? Be comfortable eliciting and defining business/user process flows and requirements.
? Be able to generate concepts, ideas and user journeys

Desirable

• Central government experience.
• GDS experience.

What you'll get in return

£450 per day outside of IR35

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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UX Designer, UX, Design, Research

The role

The client is looking for a UX Designer for a 3 Month period in Birmingham City Centre.

What you'll need to succeed

The role of the UX designer is to present ideas and influence stakeholder with evidence from discovery phase. Working in agile teams designing user focused service. Help facilitate excellent user experience. Someone who will contribute to the digital services and enhancing the currents standards, transforming the way the business works. You will be an integral part of that team, designing, creating and improving services.

Experience Required

? Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile.
? Experience of interface design. Core skills: sketching, design production, HTML & CSS.
? Experience of working within an agile, multi-disciplinary team environment, and the ability to deliver iterative design components (including user journeys) to the development team.
? Be comfortable eliciting and defining business/user process flows and requirements.
? Be able to generate concepts, ideas and user journeys

Desirable

• Central government experience.
• GDS experience.

What you'll get in return

£450 per day outside of IR35

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Role title: Mobile React Native Developer

Rate: £700 - £800 per day (inside IR35)
Location: London (Zone1)

We are currently hiring for a talented Mobile React Native Developer to join a market-leading FinTech. Whilst they are a very established company they have a relatively new and modern engineering department in London. As a result, they can offer you greenfield development and complex problems to solve whilst enjoying a high level of autonomy and influence within the Spotify squads model.

As a React Native developer you will be developing their flagship mobile application and creating fast, flexible and user-friendly experiences. You will collaborating with UX, technical and business team members to understand requirements and develop solutions using an Agile development process.

Essential requirements:

• React and React Native development, including React Hooks.

• Modern components and libraries e.g. Material, react-native-paper.

• Responsive web and mobile design.

• Mobile app build and release process, using Xcode / Android Studio

• Code signing process and deploying to the major App Stores

• JavaScript and design patterns, CSS (SCSS), JSX.

• Unit and UI testing using third party tools e.g. Jest, Appium, karma, jasmine etc.

• Code signing process and deploying to the major App Stores

• Experience developing mobile applications using native tools such as Objective- C/Swift, or Java/Kotlin

If you want to learn more, please apply with your CV!

Role title: Mobile React Native Developer

Rate: £700 - £800 per day (inside IR35)
Location: London (Zone1)

We are currently hiring for a talented Mobile React Native Developer to join a market-leading FinTech. Whilst they are a very established company they have a relatively new and modern engineering department in London. As a result, they can offer you greenfield development and complex problems to solve whilst enjoying a high level of autonomy and influence within the Spotify squads model.

As a React Native developer you will be developing their flagship mobile application and creating fast, flexible and user-friendly experiences. You will collaborating with UX, technical and business team members to understand requirements and develop solutions using an Agile development process.

Essential requirements:

• React and React Native development, including React Hooks.

• Modern components and libraries e.g. Material, react-native-paper.

• Responsive web and mobile design.

• Mobile app build and release process, using Xcode / Android Studio

• Code signing process and deploying to the major App Stores

• JavaScript and design patterns, CSS (SCSS), JSX.

• Unit and UI testing using third party tools e.g. Jest, Appium, karma, jasmine etc.

• Code signing process and deploying to the major App Stores

• Experience developing mobile applications using native tools such as Objective- C/Swift, or Java/Kotlin

If you want to learn more, please apply with your CV!

Programme Manager - Change - Perth (some flexibility) - £500 - £575

Your new company
Large multi national organisation with offices across Scotland. Going through a significant period of transformation and change they are looking to invest in their asset management team and improve ways of working.

Your new role
A highly visible and critical role in an established Programme team to manage the effective implementation of a new asset management operating model and associated working practices across the organisation. Enable changes in organisational process, data, system usage, roles and responsibilities, behavioural culture and identify associated benefits.

• Develop and disseminate communications that take asset management concepts and explain them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prepare and support key stakeholders through change, coaching business leaders, managers and end users to own, commit to and sustain good practice asset management as developed under the programme and projects within it.
• Document benefits with business stakeholders, ensure suitable change activity to realise them from projects.

What you'll need to succeed

• Significant demonstrable experience of effective Asset Management and improvement.
• Demonstrable experience of enabling successful implementation of complex change programmes
• Demonstrable experience working with and facilitating geographically diverse multi-disciplinary groups.
• Ability to develop counter measures and contingency plans to mitigate risk associated with change activities
• Strong understanding of Business Change disciplines

What you'll get in return
This is a substantial piece of work that is likely to last for at least 18 months. It is an initial six month contract inside of IR35 but we are confident that due to the nature of the project it will be extended. Good day rate to counteract the IR35 status.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Programme Manager - Change - Perth (some flexibility) - £500 - £575

Your new company
Large multi national organisation with offices across Scotland. Going through a significant period of transformation and change they are looking to invest in their asset management team and improve ways of working.

Your new role
A highly visible and critical role in an established Programme team to manage the effective implementation of a new asset management operating model and associated working practices across the organisation. Enable changes in organisational process, data, system usage, roles and responsibilities, behavioural culture and identify associated benefits.

• Develop and disseminate communications that take asset management concepts and explain them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prepare and support key stakeholders through change, coaching business leaders, managers and end users to own, commit to and sustain good practice asset management as developed under the programme and projects within it.
• Document benefits with business stakeholders, ensure suitable change activity to realise them from projects.

What you'll need to succeed

• Significant demonstrable experience of effective Asset Management and improvement.
• Demonstrable experience of enabling successful implementation of complex change programmes
• Demonstrable experience working with and facilitating geographically diverse multi-disciplinary groups.
• Ability to develop counter measures and contingency plans to mitigate risk associated with change activities
• Strong understanding of Business Change disciplines

What you'll get in return
This is a substantial piece of work that is likely to last for at least 18 months. It is an initial six month contract inside of IR35 but we are confident that due to the nature of the project it will be extended. Good day rate to counteract the IR35 status.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk