HR Analyst in Birmingham

We're seeking a detail driven, proactive HR Analyst to join our HR Workforce Management team. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with Human Resources to maintain, analyse, and interpret workforce data-turning complex information into clear, actionable insights. Your work will directly support decision making across the business, ensuring leaders have the accurate, timely intelligence they need to drive performance and shape our future workforce. Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.
Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ''World's Best Companies 2025'' ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with more than 19,000 employees who bring together expertise and team spirit to design high-technology solutions for the aerospace, defense and space sectors. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services for both civil and military customers, operating on land, at sea, in the air and in space. HR Analyst Location: Wolverhampton
Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.
At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.
Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.
What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?
* Main systems Workday / Workforce Autotime / Selia / Real-time
* Maintain and develop HR systems to ensure clean, consistent, and up to-date people data.
* Produce and evolve management information reports and dashboards that enable the business to make timely, evidence-based decisions.
* Lead the technical delivery of new HR systems and system enhancements, working closely with internal stakeholders and group functions.
* Champion the use of people systems across the business by providing user guidance, training, and ongoing support.
* Manage and document key processes across the employee lifecycle, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate where possible. Support the HR Team to understand how it can use AI to improve processes and gain market insights.
* Produce the company's monthly business scorecard, ensuring timely delivery and insightful narrative commentary.
* Maintaining up to date records working with HR Business Partners to gather and update records to ensure up to date Time and Attendance compliance.
* Working within Working Time Directive guides, overtime guidelines, clocking requirements, site headcount / people data working with WFI and org design.
* Reporting handling and collation using Microsoft Suite (Excel / Power Point / Word Documents).
* Assisting with Time and Attendance queries, system issues and training. What will you bring to the role?
Essential skills:
*Experience working with large datasets and integrating data from multiple sources *Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, advanced formulas, Power Query/BI) *Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
Desirable skills:
*Proactive attitude and willingness to learn *Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team *Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) *Knowledge of collating large data sets / data validation *Working with sensitive data and understanding GDPR limitations. *Maintaining records pertaining to Overtime , Working Time Directive and Site-specific requirements.
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