Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic HR Systems Specialists with proven SuccessFactors experience, certified in 1 or more modules. Knowledge of WorkZone for HR, Document Management and e-signature solutions and Qualtrics would be beneficial.
The successful HR Systems Specialist will be a confident and enthusiastic self-starter, with strong ability to prioritise and manage multiple requests and projects to specific timeframes, train users and administrators to use the system operatively, problem solve, and deal with confidential data and information.
As an HR Systems Specialist, you will serve as the technical point of contact for assigned functional areas and will develop, support and maintain SuccessFactors across some of the following - Employee Central, Recruitment, Onboarding, Compensation, LMS, Succession Planning, Platform, Performance Management, Objective Setting, Career Development, Reporting and Analytics. Development of our solutions is key and the introduction of WorkZone for HR and integration with other HR systems is a key strategic objective to deliver a world class employee experience using world leading technology.
How You'll Contribute
- Work with Global Business Process Owners to gather functional and non-functional requirements of systems, processes and business models and translate into technical solutions designs.
- Lead technical solution development and provide BAU support
- Identifies options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability.
- Deliver design workshops
- Blend technologies to create leading practice end2end process solutions and user experience
- Test and verify system functionality within new and existing systems and solutions.
- Documentation of specifications and design
- Manage end2end UAT activity
- Supports integration design, development, and implementation efforts between HR systems and other business applications.
- Deal with defects, issues and errors
- Ensures IT security requirements are observed and designed into future demand/requirements.
- Be aware of the latest capabilities
- Liaising with external parties (e.g. consultants, software vendors, auditors etc.) where required.
- Support implementation of upgrades and/or enhancements to existing solutions.
- Ensure the integrity and availability of applications and solutions across the application portfolio.
What You'll Bring
Essential
- Proven and recent experience in supporting or leading an implementation of SAP SuccessFactors in at least one module
- Certification in at least one SAP SuccessFactors module, ideally Employee Central, Recruitment, Onboarding, Learning or Compensation, however other certifications may be considered.
Desirable
- Ability to work with internal customers to provide support, guidance and influence; able to lead change impacts and build networks within the business
- Ability to manage and deliver multiple priorities in a constrained timeline
- Strong problem solver with the ability to analyse cause and effect relationships
- Proactively propose solutions
- Self-driven, motivated and results orientated
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
Ready to Apply?
Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email.
For additional questions you can contact: Araya Kaur Sabra, Talent Acquisition, via email – araya.kaursabra@gknaerospace.com
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
