Rentokil Initial Group
HR Project Manager (6 months FTC)
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Senior HR Due Diligence & Operating Model Specialist
Role Summary
This role contributes to wider business objectives by driving end-to-end HR due diligence, target operating model design in partnership with the IT senior leadership team, and relevant workstreams. Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining oversight on contractor/vendor tracking and systematic change management ahead of a planned September 2026 go live date for the project.
- Managing critical data structures and executing organisational system changes within Workday—directly impacting business strategy and vision.
- Advising on organisational mode structures, compliance, and ongoing talent alignment to streamline operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Operating Model Design & Advisory
- Partner directly with internal transformation leads, external architecture teams, and IT Senior Leadership Workstream leaders to:
- Finalise upcoming organisational model structures.
- Define roles, responsibilities, and clear RACI matrices.
- Deliver active advisory support and coaching sessions for leadership teams.
Talent Mapping & Performance Governance
- Execute a rigorous, data-driven talent mapping exercise.
- Enforce clear distinctions between:
- Model-driven upskilling requirements vs. pre-existing underperformance.
- Monitor and streamline active Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) to ensure they align with Business-As-Usual (BAU) operations.
Change Management & Information Governance
- Collaborate with the Project’s Communications Manager and leads to:
- Author, update, and maintain a comprehensive employee change FAQ framework.
- Manage tight communication timelines to align with IT leadership team expectations.
- Govern confidential change messaging while clarifying the business strategy and vision during shifting ways of working.
- Represent People Workstream on:
- Daily, weekly, and ad-hoc project calls (including SteerCo updates).
- Provide written updates for senior stakeholders (e.g., Group HR Ops Director, CIO, Directors).
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HR Data & Systems
- Monitor and share project-related data across key platforms (primarily Workday for UK-based Group employees).
- Govern Workday organisational adjustments, including:
- Systemic corrections for anomalies (e.g., re-architecting Delivery Manager titles into specialised roles without disrupting downstream systems).
- Maintain active oversight on project steering and compliance, proactively offering early advice to mitigate risks.
Requirements
Essential
- Significant experience managing complex HR project workstreams, vendor transitions, or international operating model transformations.
- Robust UK Employee Relations & advisory experience, with:
- Strong ability to assess role change thresholds, talent mapping, and performance management governance.
- Experience working with job architecture mapping and enterprise HRIS landscapes (e.g., Workday).
- Proven track record of collaborative work with external consultants and technical leaders under tight project timelines.
- Action-oriented personality with:
- Diplomatic traits to operate under pressure and fast-paced environments.
- Firm data governance & policy adherence with senior IT stakeholders.
- High discretion and need for restricted communication protocols during high-stake project phases.
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Preferred
- Degree qualification or recognised equivalent.
- CIPD certification or equivalent professional HR qualification.
- HR Generalist experience applicable to transparent cross-functional collaboration.
- Project management knowledge (e.g., Prince2 or Agile—support for development in role).
- TUPE or secondary TUPE working knowledge (not obligatory but advantageous).
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus scheme
- Hybrid working policy
- Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
- 23 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in service benefit
- Healthcare coverage
- Free parking
Company Culture & Equality Statement
At Rentokil Initial, we celebrate and empower diverse backgrounds, values, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, authentic, and respected.
Our inclusive values align with:
- Age
- Gender identity & expression
- Ethnicity
- Sexual orientation
- Religious or philosophical beliefs
- Disabilities
We actively encourage applications from all walks of life and are happy to support inclusive hiring adjustments. If you require special considerations (e.g., accommodations during recruitment), please reach out to [joanna.sharpe@rentokil-initial.com].
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