HR Digital and Performance Lead

HR Digital and Performance Lead

Role Description

The HR Digital and Performance Lead will be a key member of the HR department, reporting directly to the Head of Total Reward and HR Systems. Through strong and professional thought leadership, the post holder will manage NI Waters' provisions for HR Systems, Analytics and Performance Management. This will include leading the maintenance and improvement of the current HR IT systems. Overseeing the delivery of regular HR reporting; Defining and implementing a strategic approach to HR data analytics for HR and the business. Finally, ensuring the Performance Management process is aligning work activities and outputs with organisational objectives through measurement to cultivate a performance culture.

The post holder will also lead our digital transformation of HR services and processes through the use of social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies. This will include acting as HR lead for upgrade to a cloud system and the utilisation of non-coding tools to streamline the automation of internal process and reporting.

Please refer to the Candidate Brief below for further details of role responsibilities.

Applicants MUST be able to demonstrate in their application and where necessary at interview:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

1. Degree level qualification (preferably Information Systems, Business or HR related) AND a minimum of three years' HR system, analytics and performance management experience to include:

• Experience in design, implementing, developing or testing HR or Payroll IT systems in a complex business environment.
• Experience and knowledge of data collection, manipulation tools and techniques, data cleansing, validation and verification and analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

OR (in the absence of a degree level qualification) A minimum of four years' HR system, analytics and performance management experience to include:

• Experience in design, implementing, developing or testing HR or Payroll IT systems in a complex business environment.
• Experience and knowledge of data collection, manipulation tools and techniques, data cleansing, validation and verification and analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

2. Highly proficient with MS Excel and Power BI, or a comparable business analytics and data-visualisation tool.

What is on Offer

Salary

This role offers a competitive remuneration package with a salary scale of £35,354 - £47,138 per annum (further pay award pending).

Location

Westland House, 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE.

What we Offer

• Generous annual leave and public/privilege holidays
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Hybrid Working (applicable to some of our roles after three months following onboarding and training)
• Occupational sick pay
• Employee assistance programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• One of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in NI
• Award winning health and wellbeing programme which focuses on supporting four key area of employee health; Physical, Mental, Social and Financial

How to Apply

To submit your application, please click APPLY NOW.

For additional information about the role please download a Candidate Brief, available below.

Closing date for submission of Applications: Monday 9th February 2026 at 10.00am

Interview dates: Tuesday 17th February 2026