People Technology Transition Lead

Job Description

We’re currently recruiting for a People Technology Transition Lead who will be accountable for the successful delivery of all People technology transition activities, including the movement of colleagues from Workday to Oracle HCM including Payroll. Acting as the day-to-day HR technology transition lead, the role provides end-to-end leadership across solution design, configuration, testing, data migration, interfaces and deployment to ensure a seamless colleague and operational experience.

We’re currently recruiting for a People Technology Transition Lead who will be accountable for the successful delivery of all People technology transition activities, including the movement of colleagues from Workday to Oracle HCM including Payroll. Acting as the day-to-day HR technology transition lead, the role provides end-to-end leadership across solution design, configuration, testing, data migration, interfaces and deployment to ensure a seamless colleague and operational experience.

This role combines strong HR technology expertise with programme delivery leadership, working across business, IT, payroll, and third-party partners to translate business requirements into practical, scalable solutions. The role is highly accountable, hands‑on and consultative, providing collaborative leadership across multiple work streams while ensuring delivery aligns to strategic business outcomes.

Fixed Term Contract until end of 2027

Hybrid role, with alignment to London, Birmingham or Edinburgh

All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.

31/08/2026

£100,000 - £125,000 plus an indicative bonus range of 30-60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards.

We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

We’re currently recruiting for a People Technology Transition Lead who will be accountable for the successful delivery of all People technology transition activities, including the movement of colleagues from Workday to Oracle HCM including Payroll. Acting as the day-to-day HR technology transition lead, the role provides end-to-end leadership across solution design, configuration, testing, data migration, interfaces and deployment to ensure a seamless colleague and operational experience.

This role combines strong HR technology expertise with programme delivery leadership, working across business, IT, payroll, and third-party partners to translate business requirements into practical, scalable solutions. The role is highly accountable, hands‑on and consultative, providing collaborative leadership across multiple work streams while ensuring delivery aligns to strategic business outcomes.

• Provide day-to-day leadership across design, configuration, build, testing, deployment, cutover, and hypercare activities.
• Own the transition roadmap, delivery plans, risks, dependencies, and issue resolution across all HR technology work streams.
• Lead and coordinate with cross-functional teams comprising Business Analysts, Solution & IT Enterprise & Security Architects, HR SMEs, Payroll specialists, IT teams, data experts, and third-party delivery partners.
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