Director of Corporate HR & Financial Systems, Eurostar
2-4 days a week in office (Kings Cross, London)
High speed international train
Job no longer available
High speed international train
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2-4 days a week in office (Kings Cross, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create an experience for their passengers that’s always truly exceptional.
Role
Who you are
- Degree / Masters degree – or equivalent experience
- Experience of systems management experience
- Experience of team management
- Project management, program management, systems design and development experience, SDLC (software development lifecycle) experience
- Experience in understanding and transforming business processes and managing requirements, preferably in a Corporate, HR and Finance context
- Areas of knowledge & level (basic-medium-advanced):
- Advanced knowledge of team management, stakeholder management and governance
- Advanced knowledge of systems management, software development, supplier relationship management, incident management and project management
- Advanced understanding and experience of Finance and HR
- Good understanding of information technology, cybersecurity and architecture. Strong knowledge of financial processes, contract management, procurement processes, budget management and recruitment
What the job involves
- An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Eurostar as its Director of Corporate, HR & Financial Systems
- You will be responsible for developing and managing the information systems, delivering convergence of tools and processes within Eurostar, and designing and implementing strategic projects aimed at process optimisations by accelerating digitalization
- You will manage the Corporate, HR and Finance systems team, build strategic roadmaps with business teams and run strategic governance with the CFO, the Chief People Officer and Corporate teams.You will run major transformation program(s) to align our HR and Finance processes across the UK and the continent, automate manual operations, radically modernise our application landscape and ensure we have high quality, not duplicated data
- Work closely with Corporate, HR and Finance stakeholders to articulate goals, create and manage roadmaps, projects and develop strong business understanding in the IS team
- Deliver strategic transformation program(s) to align and automate our processes and enable efficiency
- Working with business teams set up and deliver change management enabling our colleagues to adopt modern tools and new processes
- Contribute significantly to IS strategic planning, with a focus on Corporate, HR and Finance systems roadmaps, in close collaboration with the other IS senior managers and business key stakeholders to deliver the Eurostar group objectives and strategic plans
- Manages the Corporate, HR and Finance systems team, budgets and vendors to deliver robust information systems and continuously improve them to support Corporate, HR and Finance processes and teams
- Ensures teams uses processes and tools to deliver best practice architecture and cybersecurity for the Corporate, HR and Finance Systems information systems
- Identify and manages risks for Corporate, HR and Finance Systems projects and applications to avoid or minimize negative impacts to our employees, Corporate, HR and Finance teams and processes
- Operate Corporate, HR and Finance systems, ensure they are robust and stable and meeting requirements
- Works closely with Corporate, HR and Finance stakeholders and her team to operate effective governance of roadmaps, systems, vendors and projects
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since 1994, Eurostar has been the only high speed train that travels directly between the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands using the Channel Tunnel. Capable of top speeds exceeding 180 miles per hour, the Eurostar carries thousands of passengers a day between western European capitals.
Recently Eurostar has faced difficulties, with trains running almost a third empty due to bottlenecks in stations, caused by the regulatory effects of Brexit and a shortage of station and border control staff. Eurostar has responded by consolidating its operations, discontinuing journeys to Ashford and Disneyland Paris to focus on its core offering.
Eurostar recently acquired Thalys, a train operator using the high speed network between Paris and Brussels. The company has integrated the two companies' branding, and its next step is to unite the booking systems and loyalty schemes to offer a single package to customers anywhere on the network. It is hoped that this will offset the recent slump in customer numbers and allow Eurostar to reach its goal of 30 million passengers by 2030.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Eurostar Vouchers
- 75% London Underground discount
- European + National Rail Discount
- Incredible benefits for candidates working in the UK offices. This includes 33 days of leave (including bank holidays), final salary pension scheme and more!
Company HQ
Islington, London, UK
Leadership
Jacques Damas
(CEO, not founder)Was previously Executive Director at Groupe Keolis and SNCF. Before that was COO at Eurostar.
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