Job Description

About the role

Job Title: HR Business Analyst (9M FTC)

Reports to: Head of Portfolio and Business Change Delivery

Main Function: Information Technology

Reporting to the Head of Portfolio and Business Change Delivery, the HR Business Analyst will be responsible for all business analyst activities for the upcoming HR and Payroll System Implementation Project, including process analysis and re-engineering, and the delivery of a solution that meets business requirements. The Business Analyst will liaise with stakeholders to elicit, analyse, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. With a history of successfully working with HR teams and business systems to deliver business change, the HR Business Analyst plays a pivotal role by being the glue between business and technology teams to successfully deliver schuh\xe2\x80\x99s people objectives.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy

• Collaborate on building business cases with benefits / ROI
• Build out option analysis documents for significant project decisions

Execution

• Facilitate the creation of user stories and the translation of these into requirements for the technical teams to deliver
• Work with business and IT Teams to build out functional and technical requirements
• Work with vendors to convey requirements and review system options for delivering these requirements, supporting the presentation to business teams as necessary
• Develop business requirements documentation, impact analysis, and functional specifications
• Work with HR to build out as-is and to-be process documentation, identifying opportunities for efficiencies or improvement
• Act as a key member of the HR & Payroll Project team, participating in design workshops to make sure requirements are appropriately understood
• Represent the business in technical meetings
• Develop data flow and activity diagrams
• Facilitate the generation of testing documentation
• Lead the unit, functional and integration testing during project execution
• If needed, develop training documentation and conduct training sessions as required
• Create and maintain project documentation
• Provide regular communication to all stakeholders

Handover and Close

• Build knowledge articles for handover to business teams
• Plan and conduct operational handovers to Support teams
• Participate in continuous improvement activities for the IT department and Delivery team

THE PERSON:

• Proven experience with HR and/or Payroll business and system change, ideally within the FMCG industry
• Experience in continuous improvement and/or transformation and change
• Extensive experience in business process improvement
• Certification in Business Analysis
• Experience with custom development applications as well as commercial of the shelf systems
• Ability to effectively communicate with both business and technology teams to convey messages between teams
• Detail-oriented and meticulous, paired with the ability to understand the broader business context and strategic importance
• Strong facilitator
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills
• Superior problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong skills in Excel, Word, MS Project and MS Visio
• Bachelor\'s Degree in a business or technology related field (desired)
• Experience working for a HR department/ Business Systems

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About the location

Neilson Square is the home of our original warehouse and distribution centre, as well as many head office functions. Situated in Livingston, our site is in-between Edinburgh and Glasgow and very easily reached by car and public transport.

We are pleased to offer this role based on our hybrid approach to working.

What we will offer you:

Our Culture

You do you, and we do shoes.

Sure we\xe2\x80\x99re all about shoes and sneakers but we\xe2\x80\x99re also about the people wearing them.

Our vision is People.Purpose.Progress and central to this is our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. We welcome applications from underrepresented communities and want you to express yourself everyday, no matter your ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, age, family or parental status, beliefs, nationalities, religions or otherwise.

A destination for self-expression for over 40 years. Be part of it.

To support an inclusive environment, our purpose groups \xe2\x80\x93 racial equality, LGBTQ+ equality, disability equality, mental wellness and sustainability are employee led and give different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds to fuel innovation and celebrate diverse voices. Find out more here

Perks of the job

• Up to 40% product discount for those amazing sneaks you want. You can also share this with your loved ones.
• 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 34 when you have been with us three years
• Your birthday off to celebrate you
• Flexible working hours, hybrid and remote working options depending on your role
• Perk platform for hundreds of discounts
• Stream your wages as you earn them to get paid your way
• Employee assistance programme with the retail trust to support your wellbeing
• A pension scheme to help you save for the future

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