Head Of HR Technology & Transformation

TL;DR

Head of HR Technology & Transformation: Leading the end-to-end design, performance, and evolution of HR services and platforms with an accent on architectural strategy, vendor management, and business transformation. Focus on building and optimizing scalable HR technology capabilities in a complex, regulated environment to enable a high-performance culture.

Location: Must be based in London or able to work from the office 3 days per week

Company

hirify.global is a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company providing advanced trading platforms for stocks, leveraged products, and crypto to over 340,000 global clients.

What you will do

• Define and maintain a coherent HR architecture, including data models, user journeys, and integration patterns.
• Lead the HR services transformation portfolio, balancing continuous improvement with large-scale step-change initiatives.
• Oversee the HR technology vendor ecosystem, managing commercial relationships, performance, and strategic selection of tools.
• Establish service management disciplines, including SLAs, data quality standards, and operational controls.
• Partner with HR leadership and procurement to drive decision-making on platform strategies and long-term sustainability.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations to executive stakeholders regarding structural gaps, risks, and dependencies.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience in designing and rebuilding service models at scale.
• Strong track record of platform-enabled transformation within complex, regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams through significant organizational change.
• Experience managing complex vendor ecosystems and commercial relationships.
• Ability to operate credibly with executive stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• Must be comfortable working in ambiguous, evolving environments where structure must be created from scratch.

Nice to have

• Experience in the fintech or financial services sector.
• Direct experience with Workday and/or ServiceNow.
• Exposure to matrix-structured, globally distributed HR operating models.
• Experience standing up HR change or programme management capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model requiring 3 days in the office to foster collaboration.
• Competitive salary and a 12% flexible benefits package.
• Private medical coverage for employee and family plus life insurance.
• 25 days of annual leave plus birthday day off and 2 days for volunteering.
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning for professional development.
• Extensive support for parents, including enhanced primary and secondary parental leave.