At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead talent technology initiatives and drive impactful change across the organisation.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company focused on talent 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.
- 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 Southampton employer: EY
As a leading employer in the UK&I region, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that champions innovation and operational excellence. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while ensuring meaningful collaboration, and we are committed to providing our employees with robust growth opportunities through continuous learning and development. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your contributions and empowers you to drive impactful change in Talent technology and services.
