Senior People Technology Specialist

About the role

As a Senior People Technology Specialist at Aurecon, you will lead cross‑functional initiatives to optimise HR systems and processes, driving continuous improvement and digital innovation across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Support strategic HR technology initiatives and lead cross‑functional projects.
• Design and implement continuous‑improvement projects, facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage workstreams in collaboration with project teams and external vendors.
• Liaise with technical teams and HR stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solution design integrity.
• Develop test plans and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Design automation workflows, monitor performance and incorporate AI where appropriate.
• Create technical guides, deliver training and keep documentation up to date.
• Ensure compliance with risk, audit and security role requirements.

Required profile

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in HR technology, process improvement or HR operations.
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional projects involving HR and IT stakeholders.
• Successful track record designing and implementing process improvements or automation initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience managing HRIS implementations, upgrades or optimisation efforts in Workday.
• Experience facilitating workshops, conducting user research and driving stakeholder alignment.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• Workday
• HRIS implementation and optimisation
• Automation workflow design
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning
• Stakeholder management
• Continuous improvement methodologies