People and Payroll Services Lead

Hays HR
📍 Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 01, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Payroll Operations & Interface Lead (People Services)
Location: Bicester 1-2 days per week onsite with free parkingSalary: £57,000 - £64,750 (Band 8A)Contract: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract (with potential to become permanent)

We're partnering with a large, complex public sector organisation undergoing transformation within its People Services function. As part of a recent restructure, a newly created opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Operations & Interface Lead to act as the critical link between HR, Finance and an outsourced payroll provider.This is not a traditional Payroll Manager role. Instead, you'll sit at the centre of the operation, driving connectivity, improving governance and shifting the function from a reactive to a more proactive, insight-led model.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as the primary interface between the organisation and outsourced payroll provider (SBS)
Manage, escalate and drive resolution of complex payroll querie...

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Job Details

  • Location Bicester, Oxfordshire
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category architecture-and-engineering
  • Posted Date July 01, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 10, 2026