Program Manager (HR/Payroll)

Location: Peterborough, United Kingdom; 5 days per week onsite. International travel up to 20%.

Salary: £79,424, dependent upon experience.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives, supporting customers through a global dealer network.

What you will do

• Lead large, high-profile cross-functional enterprise programs focused on payroll and other critical HR implementations.
• Plan and coordinate multiple connected internal and external teams to design and implement HR processes, system enhancements, and workflows.
• Provide program management leadership while contributing HR process, technology, process management, and Lean expertise.
• Coordinate project teams and stakeholders, translate corporate objectives into program objectives, and build collaboration across functions.
• Monitor program development, quality standards, goals, deadlines, acceptance, and implementation outcomes.
• Manage multiple programs simultaneously while navigating competing priorities and resources.

Requirements

• Knowledge of program management policies and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring, and controlling related projects.
• Ability to ensure efficient use of technical and administrative resources to achieve program objectives.
• Knowledge of influencing tactics and strategies, with the ability to impact decisions inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and align activities with organizational vision and strategy.
• Ability to lead employees from multiple functions, coordinate work across divisions, and solve problems collaboratively.
• Knowledge of effective team-building techniques and ability to form and manage effective teams.

Nice to have

• Global system deployment or implementation project experience in a matrix organization.
• Experience building trusted partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking, process efficiency improvement, and customer-focused solution development.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt expertise, including data analysis, root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave.
• Up to 20% bonus and car allowance.
• Contributory pension scheme with hirify.global matching employee contributions up to 10%.
• Contributory share scheme with hirify.global matching 50% of employee contributions.
• Optional flexible benefits including health and dental plans, an EV car lease, and holiday purchase.

Hiring process

• Demonstrate qualifications and relevant experience against the stated criteria on the CV; criteria may be enhanced for shortlisting depending on application volume.