About this role
Role Overview
- Lead and support workstreams within major people projects (e.g., workforce planning, simplification, organisational change).
- Translate strategy into clear plans, milestones and deliverables.
- Use data and insight to shape decisions and produce high‑quality papers, analysis and updates.
- Work closely with Centres of Excellence (Reward, Talent, ER, OD, Learning) to coordinate and align people solutions.
- Create documentation, reporting packs and governance materials that support project delivery.
- Identify risks, issues and dependencies — and help drive them to resolution.
- Improve people processes and routines by simplifying, standardising and removing friction.
Requirements
- Experience in HR, people operations or project-based roles within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational and planning skills; able to manage multiple priorities with discipline and pace.
- Confident with data, dashboards and structured analysis.
- Natural collaborator, able to work across multiple Centres of Excellence.
- Clear, concise communicator — comfortable engaging senior stakeholders.
- A proactive mindset, with the curiosity and initiative to improve how we work.
Benefits
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.