At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead talent technology initiatives and drive impactful change across the organisation.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company focused on innovation and operational excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with travel opportunities and a focus on automation and AI.
- Why this job: Shape the future of talent services with cutting-edge technology and strategic influence.
- Qualifications: Experience in programme management and a passion for HR technology and transformation.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of Talent Operational Excellence, Technology and Innovation — shaping how we deliver Talent services at scale. This is a high‑impact Senior Manager role within UK&I Talent Enablement, reporting to the HR Enablement Leader, responsible for shaping our Talent technology agenda, driving portfolio clarity, and enabling change to land well across the organisation.
You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior Talent leaders and stakeholders, combining strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery. You’ll bring structure, pace and constructive challenge — optimising processes, turning ideas into clear priorities, and driving measurable impact. You’ll also push thinking on what services and processes we truly need, and whether they add real value.
A key focus is on Talent technology and Talent Operational Excellence: understanding how systems and data connect, where automation and AI can unlock value, and what “good” looks like in a modern, digital Talent function.
What You’ll Do
- Own the Talent technology pipeline.
- Work with Talent Functional Leads and the Enablement Leader to shape and oversee the Talent technology roadmap across UK&I, with strong alignment to global priorities.
- Manage the Talent tech demand and intake portfolio, working with Talent teams across UK&I; and Global to assess demand, shape early business cases, triage requests, and prioritise the pipeline in line with agreed principles, capacity and strategy.
- Bring visibility to risks, dependencies and trade‑offs to support confident decision‑making.
- Drive portfolio clarity and governance.
- Establish simple, effective governance that enables pace without losing control.
- Ensure Talent projects and operational activity are delivered within the required governance and control framework, overseeing adherence to key requirements such as Independence/BRIDGE and privacy impact assessment inputs/sign-offs.
- Deliver clear, leadership‑ready reporting on progress, investment, risks and performance.
- Act as a connector across Talent teams, ensuring consistency, alignment, visibility and shared understanding across priorities and delivery.
- Enable successful delivery of change.
- Support design, readiness, testing, adoption of technology with minimal operational disruption.
- You may be involved to be the Change/Project support on one or two projects at a point in time.
- Lead digital enablement and innovation.
- Partner across Technology and Talent to bring innovation into practical use.
- Identify and unlock opportunities for automation, AI and smarter ways of working.
- Embed operational excellence.
- Continuously improve how Talent Enablement operates — driving simplicity, consistency and insight.
- Use data and MI to inform decisions, track performance and continuously improve outcomes.
- Support financial and commercial oversight across the portfolio.
- May be involved in Enablement led projects that drive operational excellence across Talent, including on operational processes.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience in programme or portfolio management within complex, matrixed stakeholder environments.
- Experience shaping/supporting technology or transformation portfolios, ideally within HR, Talent or corporate functions.
- Confident using data and Microsoft tools to tell clear, compelling stories, translating insight into action and influencing decisions.
- A natural operator and advisor — able to shape direction, influence decision making and drive outcomes.
- Good understanding of how enterprise systems and data interact, and the ability to connect and improve processes, platforms and outcomes.
- Good knowledge & interest in automation, AI or digital enablement, with the ability to identify and help translate opportunities into delivery.
- Comfortable managing competing priorities, dependencies and trade‑offs, bringing transparency and structure to decisions.
HR Technology - Project and Change Senior Manager - UK&I in Birmingham employer: EY
Join a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises innovation and operational excellence in Talent Enablement. With a hybrid working model and a focus on employee growth, we offer a collaborative work culture where your strategic insights can drive meaningful change. Located in the regions outside London, you'll have the opportunity to shape our Talent technology agenda while enjoying a supportive environment that values your contributions and fosters professional development.
