Implementation Lead (Background Screening)

Contract: Temporary - 6 months
Location: Remote (Worker must be based in UK)
Rate: (INSIDE IR35)
- circa. £500-900 per day (Umbrella)

We are seeking an experienced Implementation Lead, on behalf of a prominent medical technology company, to drive the rollout of a global background screening programme across multiple countries and stakeholder groups. This is a highly collaborative role focused on ensuring operational readiness, stakeholder alignment, process excellence, and successful go-live delivery. Working across HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Compliance, Technology teams and external partners, you will play a key role in delivering a seamless implementation and transition into business-as-usual operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation and rollout of a global background screening process across multiple countries.
• Define, document and maintain operating processes, including workflows, responsibilities, decision points and exception handling.
• Facilitate implementation workshops and manage the handover of business requirements to technology and vendor teams.
• Collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Compliance and technology stakeholders to address risks, dependencies and process gaps.
• Support go-live activities, issue resolution, readiness tracking and post-launch stabilisation.
• Partner with change and communications teams to ensure stakeholder readiness, training and adoption.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience leading the implementation of global background screening or similar compliance-focused programmes.
• Strong process design and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into practical operating models.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, working effectively across global, regional and local teams.
• Experience managing go-live activities, issue resolution, risk management and operational readiness.
• Ability to work with external vendors, technology teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, with a practical and delivery-focused approach in fast-paced environments.

Additional Information

• Remote-based role with global stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in background screening, HR operations, people programmes or compliance-related implementations is highly desirable.
• Flexibility to collaborate across international time zones when required.

To Apply

If you want to find out more about this role or would like to make an application, click below or contact Theo Charles.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.