Product Manager - People Systems

Salary: £65,200- £84,700.00 

Closing date: Thursday 5 November 2026 

Contract type: Permanent 

Interview dates: 1st stage; w/c 23 November 2026, 2nd stage w/c 30 November 2026, 3rd Stage  

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.   

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.   

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager (People Systems) to lead our People Systems team. You will be responsible for developing and implementing our People Systems strategy and overseeing the design, build, testing and maintenance of our systems. Your work will help make Wellcome the best place to work and support the delivery of our mission.   

What will I be doing? 

As Product Manager (People Systems), you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our HR systems, including Workday, to support effective processes and enhance the employee experience. In this role, you will: 

• Develop and implement the People Systems strategy, ensuring that our systems underpin the delivery of our People Strategy 

• Manage the People Systems roadmap and prioritisation process, ensuring that enhancements meet business and end-user needs; allocate resources; and oversee the implementation and embedding of change 

• Lead the discovery, design and build of configurations across all Workday modules—including HCM, Compensation, Absence, Recruitment, Learning, Help, UK Payroll, Performance and Talent—and other supporting People Systems 

• Lead the day-to-day management of all People Systems, including resolving complex issues, maintaining robust data and security controls, and managing upgrades and audit processes 

• Work with product owners across the People team to ensure that systems meet business needs, maximise functionality and enhance the user experience, while supporting product owners through system upgrades 

• Manage relationships with our system and application management service providers, ensuring that systems and services perform as expected 

• Lead the People Systems team, supporting team members’ development and helping to make the Wellcome People team the best place to work. 

You can view the full job description on our website

To apply for this role please submit an up-to-date CV and answer 2 application 

questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role. The minimum requirements of the role are: 

• Experience of developing and owning a People Systems strategy 

• Extensive Workday experience, including product ownership of the full solution and in-depth knowledge of its modules, complex configuration, security, integrations and reporting 

• Experience of delivering high-quality projects or workstreams to tight deadlines 

• Experience of leading and developing people (preferred) 

• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills 

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website 

Our Hybrid Way of Working   

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.  

At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.     

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do 

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [email protected].  

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