Direct Line Group Hiring for HR Systems Change Analyst at Bromley Full Time

Ways of working:
Here at Direct Line Group, we recognise the importance of flexibility, not only in our personal lives but also in the way we work. Our mixed model way of working offers a ‘best of both worlds’ approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone.

We’ve ditched the daily commute for a virtual first approach. If you do come into the office, there are exciting workspaces and zones you can use, depending on the type of work you are doing.

How much you’ll be in the office depends on your role, and we’ll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Please get in touch with the team to discuss.

What we’re looking for:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HRIS Change Analyst to join our HR Systems team, on a full-time, 12-month Fixed Term Contract basis. This role can be base at our Leeds or Bromley office with some homeworking expected.

We are looking for someone who is a great communicator, that can effectively negotiate, persuade and influence key stakeholders. This is an ideal role for someone who has an analytical mindset and a genuine passion for delivering change and improvements!

This is a specialist role that requires previous experience of mapping processes, requirements gathering and experience of working within a project management framework. You’ll have experience in release management of change in systems, particularly HR Systems (e.g. Workday). Previous experience of Workday is advantageous but not essential.

Interested? Ideally the successful candidate will have an understanding of the general insurance industry, HR Strategy and HR Systems roadmap.

Who you’ll be working with:
The role reports into Helen O’Neill, who is the HRIS Change and Project Manager. You will work closely alongside five other HRIS Change Analysts and the wider HR systems team. A key part of this role will involve liaising and engaging with Configuration Analysts, SaaS partners and DLG technology partners.

What you’ll be doing:
Deliver changes to HR systems in a controlled and appropriate way where changes are clearly analysed, defined and documented, tested, and signed off

Document requirements and functional specifications to support change requests / project requirements

Analyse HR business requirements and functional system and process design documentation to develop test plans, test scenarios, test cases and detailed test scripts including System Tests, Integration Tests, and Performance and User Acceptance Tests

Co-ordinate with Configuration Analysts, SaaS partners and DLG technology partners to prepare the system environments and resources for pre-production testing of changes

Undertake independent testing of system configuration changes and work with the applications team to resolve any issues that arise out of the testing process

Develop training materials in conjunction with the Learning and Capability team, prior to change implementations (creation of quick reference guides, support for other training material requirements identified)

Create / update process maps and business processes prior to change implementations

Work effectively as Project And Change Execution (PACE) Owner to support requestors and sponsors of change requests, managing assigned CR’s to completion, providing status updates, and deputising for the HRIS Change Manager to PACE and Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings

Support the Configuration Analysts to compile factual and meaningful impact assessments of change requests

What we’ll give you:
We have a strong focus on developing you and your skillset and work hard to give you the tools to do so. In addition to this we also offer a generous benefits package including family and work life balance focused options, flexible working, insurance savings for you and your family as well as a range of other optional benefits.

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Closing Date: 14th January 2022