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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # People Systems Lead - **Company:** HeliosX - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £73,770.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Encodings, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Mapping, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, HR Software - **Published:** August 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5859773147 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience owning a complex, multi-system HR technology estate and managing system integrations. * Proven track record of delivering end-to-end HR system implementations (design, configuration, migration, testing, cutover, and embedding). * Strong HR data architecture expertise, with the ability to define data models, field mastership, and data governance standards. * Experience with vendor management, holding suppliers accountable to product roadmaps and feature delivery. * Hands-on automation & AI experience, including automating workflows across HR systems and applying governance controls around AI tools and employee data. * Strong cross-functional communicator who can bridge technical execution with non-technical People stakeholders and collaborate effectively with IT/Engineering. * Direct experience with BambooHR is desirable, though not essential. ## Description We are looking for a high-impact People Systems Lead to own, optimise, and scale HeliosX's HR tech infrastructure. Reporting to the Function Lead, you will serve as the subject-matter expert across our systems landscape, owning the configuration, integrations, data flows, and vendor relationships across tools like BambooHR, Lattice, Greenhouse, and Enboarder. As a senior individual contributor, you will build a clean, connected data foundation, drive automation, enforce robust AI governance, and lead critical implementations, including transitioning from Lattice to a new performance and engagement platform. What You'll Do: * Systems Estate Ownership: Own the multi-system HR technology architecture end-to-end, defining how tools configure, integrate, and handle data sequencing and failure handling. Hold the forward-looking vision for the estate, bringing recommendations and options to leadership. * System Implementations: Lead the technical design, data mapping, migration, testing, and cutover of our new performance management platform, holding vendors accountable to HeliosX's data standards rather than default templates. * Data Architecture & Integrity: Uphold BambooHR as our clean single source of truth, enforcing consistent field definitions, data mastership, and resolving data quality issues at the source. * Automation & AI Readiness: Identify and deliver cross-system automation opportunities, assess AI features in current tooling, and enforce strict AI governance standards to protect employee data. * Vendor & Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as the primary technical contact for vendors, holding them to committed product roadmaps. 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