FGS Global is a leading global strategic communications and public affairs communications consultancy, helping clients navigate complex environments. Formed by the merger of four of the world’s most respected advisory firms, FGS Global maintains a global network. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive and personal culture, where everyone feels part of the fabric of our business and shares in our success.
FGS is seeking an HR Technology Business Partner to be a dedicated technology leader for the HR / People function. Sitting within Global Technology team and embedded with HR, this role owns the strategy, administration, and continuous advancement of HR's technology landscape. The remit spans the core HRIS (HiBob), the employee experience and internal communications platform MyFGS (built on Staffbase), and the wider portfolio of tools the People function relies on. This is both a hands-on platform-ownership role and a strategic partnership role: translating HR's business goals into technical roadmaps, raising the function's digital maturity, and ensuring HR systems are secure, integrated, well-governed, and continuously improving.
Key responsibilities
Strategic partnership
- Act as the primary technology partner to HR / People leadership, aligning the HR technology roadmap with People strategy and business priorities.
- Translate HR business requirements into scalable technical solutions, build cases for change, and prioritize a portfolio of enhancements and projects.
- Advance HR's technical capabilities and digital maturity — identifying opportunities for automation, AI, analytics, and self-service.
HiBob and Greenhouse administration & ownership
- Own day-to-day administration, configuration, and optimization of HiBob and Greenhouse — workflows, fields, permissions, document flows, time-off, performance, and reporting.
- Manage releases, new-feature adoption, data integrity, and HiBob's integration with payroll, identity, finance, and other downstream systems.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex HiBob issues and the design authority for changes.
MyFGS / Staffbase ownership
- Take full ownership of MyFGS, the employee experience platform on Staffbase — content architecture, configuration, governance, user management, and platform administration.
- Partner with Internal Communications to deliver targeted employee journeys, campaigns, and a high-quality digital employee experience.
- Manage the Staffbase relationship, roadmap, integrations, and analytics on adoption and engagement.
Governance, data & security
- Ensure HR systems meet data privacy, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR and other applicable regulations) in partnership with Information Security and Legal.
- Establish governance, access controls, and audit practices across the HR technology estate.
- Drive accurate, trusted people data and reporting / analytics that support decision-making.
Required qualifications
- Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in HR technology / HRIS, with demonstrated ownership of enterprise HR platforms.
- Hands-on administration and configuration expertise with HiBob (or a comparable modern HRIS such as Workday, SuccessFactors, or BambooHR, with the ability to own HiBob).
- Experience owning or administering an employee experience / intranet / internal communications platform — Staffbase strongly preferred (or comparable, e.g., SharePoint-based intranets, Simpplr, Firstup).
- Experience with Greenhouse is a plus
- Proven ability to partner with senior HR stakeholders and translate business needs into technical roadmaps.
- Strong understanding of HR data, integrations (APIs / middleware), reporting, and data privacy / security obligations.
- Track record of leading projects and managing vendors in a global, matrixed organization.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a professional services or global consultancy environment.
- Experience working within HR Business Services
- Familiarity with adjacent People-tech (ATS, learning, performance, payroll, identity / SSO).
- Exposure to analytics / BI (e.g., Power BI) and automation / AI applied to HR processes.
- Experience supporting multiple regions and a globally distributed workforce.