Group People Systems Manager

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.

As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

Location: Croydon, London or Newcastle

Role Purpose and Responsibilities:

• The Group People Systems Manager will lead the strategic direction, oversight and optimisation of the Company’s global HCM SAP Success Factors (and other associated people systems).
• This role ensures that systems continuously adapt to changing business needs, regulatory requirements, and user expectations, fostering incremental improvements and long‑term resilience.
• Their focus is on strategic alignment and driving technology adoption within their functional area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Alignment & Technology Roadmap: Working closely with functional stakeholders to understand business strategy and translate it into long‑term technology roadmaps.
• Systems Estate Oversight: Monitoring the performance of technology and ensuring systems are fit‑for‑purpose to support business processes.
• Project & Programme Delivery: Supporting the creation of functional technology programmes and cases for investment.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Governance: Acting as the point of contact and advisor for all technology requirements within people systems.
• Change Management & Adoption: Overseeing change management activities for new system implementations and upgrades.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifying and implementing process and system improvements to increase system stability, efficiency, and automation.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Building and leading the team required for system requirements and delivery.

Skills and Requirements:

• Deep understanding of people systems processes and technology landscape in their area.
• Excellent working knowledge of the SAP Success Factors ecosystem alongside an awareness of technology trends in human resources.
• Experience in delivering technology projects and understanding of systems implementations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels.

Benefits:

• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Financial Wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
• Enhanced Family and Carers Leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Learning and Development: A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.