HR Operations Manager

**Pearson - About us**

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We're on the lookout for **HR Operations Manager** to be the right-hand (or left, if you prefer) of Pearson’s Country Care Global Director. In other words, we’re seeking a team operations Rockstar This gig is all about being the go-to maestro for vendor management, budget magic, and leading the charge on epic initiatives within our Country Care and HR Operations leadership team. Ready to rock and roll?

**_Responsibilities_**
- Vendor Wrangling:

- You'll be the mastermind behind our vendor relationships, ensuring they're on point with contracts and delivering the goods as promised.
- Score big by evaluating vendor performance, throwing in some negotiation skills, and keeping things innovative in our HR Shared Services world.
- Do what it takes to keep your friends close and your [procurement and finance] enemies closer
- Budget Heroics:

- It's your show to juggle the numbers, making sure our HR Operations budget hits all the right notes. Keep an eye out for cost-saving opportunities and ride the finance waves like a pro.
- Get in cahoots with the finance crew to keep everything in line and propose some budget hacks to boost our operations.
- Special Project Thrills:

- Lead the charge on initiatives that'll turbocharge our HR Shared Services, like elevating engagement, curating our top talent, or master of ceremonies for the best all-hands meetings_ever_.
- Bring together dream teams from different corners of our realm, set those team project sails, and make sure we hit the jackpot within deadlines and budgets.
- Rockstar Reporting:

- Woo the audience by engaging with our internal gang, keeping them in the loop with killer reports on vendor gigs, budget hits, team operational performance concerts, and special project vibes.

**_Essentials for Success_**
- A degree in HR, Business, or a related field. Bonus points for a master's degree or cool certifications. Amazing skills are better than anything you paid pay tuition for.
- A few years of throwing the best vendor parties, managing budgets like a champ, and leading awesome projects within HR.
- Show us your A-game in handling vendors, negotiating deals, and making sure they're rocking our HR world.
- Proven record of being a budget master, spotting savings, and shaking hands with the finance gods.
- You've led the charge on special projects before and made them legends.
- Your communication skills are top-notch, and you're a master at winning hearts and minds.
- You've got an eye for data and can spin it into reports that make everyone's jaws drop.
- A wizard with project management tools and tricks.

**_What Sets us Apart?_**

Benefits and Rewards. We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know that one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programmes meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families too. There is a range of options, but when you join our Pearson family these are some of the benefits that we offer that you can look forward to:

- A competitive salary
- Work in global environment and grow your professional network
- Unlimited access to rich sources of knowledge (Over 22000 educational materials)
- Opportunity to master your English skills at daily work and/or by taking companywide English classes
- Work-life balance, Flexible working arrangement
- Remote work option
- Paid leave for volunteer purposes
- Annual bonus based on performance
- Fantastic Pension plan
- Invest and Earn money and/ or become a shareholder with Pearson Worldwide programme ‘Save for Shares'
- Employee wellbeing assistance and much more.

Join us as the HR Operations Rockstar, where you'll be spinning the knobs on vendor magic, rocking budgets, and leading the charge on projects that'll transform our HR game

**What to expect from Pearson**

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to