HR Systems and Data Lead - Bristol

Job Introduction

DACBeachcroft has an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Systems and Data Lead to join our HR team on a full-time, permanent, hybrid basis in our Bristol office.

This is an exciting new role at a time of technical and data innovation within HR. The HR Systems and Data Lead role will develop our HR system, iTrent, and, alongside the HR Systems and Insight Analyst, the role will lead on HRIS BAU system management and using Business Objects to produce standard, ad hoc and scheduled reports.

This role will have overall responsibility for maintaining, upgrading and updating the iTrent system and will use systems knowledge to lead on system development to ensure we get the most out of iTrent, and its linkages with other HR Systems and systems in the Firm, including self-service.

You should be an experienced HR Systems Lead with a track record of managing, maintaining and optimising HR systems. A strong understanding of HR processes and compliance needs to be combined with a proficiency in data management and ideally reporting. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential as are problem solving and troubleshooting abilities, with proven ability to work cross-departmentally.

We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, long term health condition or neurodiversity whose application meets the essential criteria for the role.  If this applies to you and you feel you meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy as set out in this advert then please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence, quoting the reference number for this vacancy in the subject box of your email, and a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch.

Role Responsibility

Core responsibilities (50%), leading on:

• Managing the HR systems administration including troubleshooting, finding resolutions for faults and handling systems queries
• System upgrades, software and performance testing
• Training staff on iTrent (proactive and reactive), including supporting with self-service as is and developing/embedding this
• Establishing/ reviewing clear procedures, processes, and workflows for all iTrent operational activities
• Embed systems and data best practices, providing technical and operational advice, guidance and documentation to wider system users.
• Build, schedule and run reports (minimise manual reporting and address ad hoc report requests promptly)
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and integrity by following data governance standards and procedures
• Oversee regular validation and integrity checks on iTrent and other system data, ensuring accuracy and optimisation for reporting and data flows/feeds/integrations

This role will also lead on (50%):

• Identifying opportunities for system optimisation (including self-service) and implementation of agreed changes
• Ensuring operational, strategic, and statutory requirements are efficiently met
• Working closely with the HR Team and other departments to ensure seamless integrations between HR systems, and other business systems (e.g. Datamart, Finance and IT systems)
• Taking an active role in managing or supporting projects to completion
• Ensuring we leverage iTrent and other HR systems to their maximum capability, aligned with the needs of the Firm
• Provide expert advice regarding proposed changes to HR systems/ data structures, considering their impact on data integrity, reporting and the wider systems ecosystem (including other systems used in HR and linkages between iTrent and systems in IT and Finance).

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential.
• Experience in a law or professional services environment is highly desirable and advantageous.
• An excellent track record of managing, maintaining and optimising HR systems.
• A strong understanding of HR processes and compliance, combined with a proficiency in data management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, including stakeholder management.
• Problem solving, thinking creatively and troubleshooting abilities.
• Training/ supporting system users (within HR and across the Frim as we expand self-service).

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

Application Details

At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them.  From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual.  Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are.  We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.

We also want you to be at your very best.  Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.  If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.  Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible.  We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us.  Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.  Our recruitment team can be contacted at recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

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