HR Technology Project Consultant

Job Title: HR Technology Project Consultant – Talent Acquisition

Job Location: Sunbury-on-Thames / Canary Wharf (Hybrid)

Contract Length: Until 18th December 2026

Industry: Oil and Energy / HR Technology

Working Hours: 36.25 per week

Role Overview:

This role acts as a bridge between Talent Acquisition stakeholders and IT delivery teams, ensuring functional requirements translate into effective technology delivery.

This role supports a large-scale Talent Acquisition technology transformation delivered within the enterprise IT portfolio. The programme focuses on modernising Talent Acquisition platforms, processes and operating models through a combination of Workday Recruiting optimisation, AI-enabled capabilities and digital automation.

Delivery is organised around a product- and squad-based agile model, with work structured across multiple, interdependent workstreams. Teams operate at the intersection of Talent Acquisition, HR Technology and IT, translating functional Talent outcomes into scalable, secure and compliant technology solutions.

The successful candidate will have experience operating in complex IT delivery environments, with a strong understanding of Talent Acquisition or wider Talent functions, and the ability to balance pace, quality, risk and enterprise governance.

This role requires experience delivering IT-led HR or Talent technology projects and is not suitable for individuals with purely functional Talent Acquisition experience and no exposure to technology delivery or IT transformation environments.

What you will do:

• Translate Talent Acquisition needs into delivery-ready requirements.
• Support solution design across Workday, AI-enabled capabilities and automation initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners and agile squads to support delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition stakeholders, HR Technology teams and enterprise IT delivery teams.
• Support the delivery of scalable, secure and compliant Talent technology solutions.
• Work across multiple agile workstreams within a large-scale Talent Acquisition transformation programme.
• Contribute to platform optimisation and digital transformation initiatives across the Talent landscape.

What you will have:

• Background in Talent Acquisition or wider Talent functions.
• Experience delivering HR technology or Talent technology IT projects.
• Knowledge of Workday Recruiting ecosystems.
• Experience operating within complex IT delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to translate functional business requirements into technology delivery outcomes.
• Experience supporting transformation programmes involving automation, AI-enabled solutions or platform optimisation initiatives.

You will work with:

• You will work closely with Talent Acquisition leaders, HR stakeholders, Product Owners, agile delivery squads, HR Technology teams and enterprise IT delivery teams.
• You will support the delivery of Talent technology transformation initiatives focused on Workday optimisation, automation and AI-enabled capabilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.