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• Job Title: HR Data Steward ( 7 Months FTC)
• Location: Preston, Lancashire or Frimley, Surrey. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
• Salary: £42, 000

What you’ll be doing

• Monitor data quality, investigate issues and lead defect triage and resolution across HR systems and data sources
• Act as the key interface between HR, Data & Analytics and technical teams, translating business requirements into data rules and solutions
• Maintain HR data catalogue content and contribute to data quality reporting and assurance processes
• Build solid stakeholder relationships across the organisation, influencing consistent ways of working and promoting best practice in HR data management
• Support HR and enterprise programmes by providing data subject-matter expertise, including data validation, cleansing and change impact assessment

Your skills and experiences

• Experience working with HR/People data in data governance, data stewardship, or data quality roles, including data migration and mapping
• Knowledge of data quality management, including validation, cleansing, and resolution of data issues
• Experience managing data definitions, metadata, and data lineage across multiple systems
• Ability to analyse data issues and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to explain complex data concepts clearly

Benefits

• As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The HR Data Team

• You will be joining a dedicated team of four HR Data Stewards reporting to the Data Manager, playing a key role in a high-profile Global Data Migration project. The team, established two years ago to deliver this initiative, is now looking for an additional HR Data Steward on a 7-month fixed-term contract to support the final stages of the project. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a global business, gain exposure to senior stakeholders, and contribute to a project with wide-reaching impact across multiple regions.
• Why BAE Systems?
• This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
• Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
• Closing Date: 14th January 2026
• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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