People Operations Coordinator

About the role

The People Operations Coordinator is a key member of Teneo’s Global People Operations team, delivering a seamless employee experience across the full lifecycle. Working in a hybrid model from one of our UK offices, you will be the first point of contact for staff and managers, ensuring HR processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Provide routine HR support to managers and employees, promoting self‑service while offering additional assistance as needed.
• Track and manage onboarding, visa sponsorships (including renewals), probation, and off‑boarding processes.
• Administer changes to employment conditions such as promotions, flexible working, and internal or international transfers, keeping documentation and Workday up‑to‑date.
• Act as a front‑end Subject Matter Expert for Workday, guiding users on system functionality and HR processes.
• Collaborate with payroll teams or external vendors to ensure accurate monthly payroll runs.
• Prepare contractor agreements and oversee contractor onboarding and off‑boarding in Workday, assessing classification against local legislation.
• Identify reporting needs, propose improvements and work with the HRIS team to implement solutions.
• Support cyclical activities such as goal setting, performance, promotion and compensation reviews, including training and Workday assistance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and documentation.
• Administer employee benefits, pension portal and guide staff through family‑leave policies.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years experience as an HR Administrator or HR Officer.
• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation.
• Experience with HRIS systems, preferably Workday.
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 qualification and/or a bachelor’s degree in HR, business management, psychology or a related field (preferred).
• Strong administrative and organisational abilities.

Required skills

• Workday (HRIS) proficiency.
• Understanding of employment law and contractor vs employee classification.
• Benefits and pension administration.
• Payroll coordination.
• Reporting and data analysis within HR systems.