Position Management Lead; Workforce Planning​/HR Operations

Position Management Lead (Workforce Planning / HR Operations)

London, United Kingdom

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for aPosition Management Leadto own and drive our global Position Management (workforce planning) capability. This is a role that combines operational delivery with people-facing partnering and strategic support, sitting at the intersection of our People & Culture (P&C) function, business stakeholders, and operational delivery teams.

You will be the accountable owner and recognised subject matter expert (SME) for Position Management, ensuring data integrity, governance, and consistent execution globally. Sitting within the P&C Operations team and reporting to the Global Head of P&C Operations, you will act as a trusted partner to P&C Business Partners (BPs), the wider business, Talent Acquisition, and Reward teams, providing advisory support while also driving and completing operational tasks yourself.

The role is critical to ensuring that the workforce structure aligns with business needs and approved resourcing plans.

The role-holder will quickly become a subject matter expert in Position Management and job architecture, applying critical thinking to resolve complex cases, challenge requests where appropriate, and improve processes and controls. They will be confident working with budgets and numerical data, using analysis and insight to inform workforce planning, talent decisions and broader People & Culture initiatives.

About Us

Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions. We aim to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We serve a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.

Established in 1804, we have around 5,500 people across 36 global locations. Schroders' success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies.

The base

We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre and we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team

People make this company, which gives the People & Culture team a critical role, including sourcing the talent that makes Schroders the business it is, providing training and development, creating employee benefits packages, and other vital elements that make Schroders an attractive place to work. We also develop the policies that shape our futures, covering areas like diversity, equality, and employee performance.

We are the engine room where everything relating to our employee journey is managed.

What you'll do

• Build strong working relationships with P&C BPs, business leaders, Talent Acquisition, and Reward to enable effective and consistent Position Management globally.
• Provide advice and guidance on position governance and best practice, including when and how exceptions can be managed.
• Actively challenge and influence where requests do not align to policy, governance, or the intended operating model, offering practical alternatives.
• Work with budgets and numerical data, using analysis and insight to inform workforce planning, talent decisions and broader People & Culture initiatives.
• Use job architecture software to help size and grade roles based on job descriptions and information provided to you by the business.
• Identify recurring issues and root causes; propose and deliver process improvements that reduce friction and improve compliance.
• Support…