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Supporting the business with things like Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Technology, our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.\nJob Details\nProduct Manager, Digital HR\nSKALE: 80\nLOCATION: Porto\nLINE MANAGER: Senior Director, Head of Enterprise Digital Solutions (EDS)\nFUNCTION / TEAM: Technology / Group Technology\nOVERVIEW\nAs part of our investment into Technology, Operations and Product, Kantar is looking to recruit a Product Manager to own all aspects of definition & delivery our digital product strategy for HR services. Kantar has a major technology programme underway and we are investing heavily in transforming our ways of working including investing in robotics, AI and the automation of all our end-to-end process, whilst moving to build a more product orientated business. This is an exciting time to join Kantar on this journey and play a pivotal role in leading innovative and impactful solutions for our clients.\nAs part of Kantar’s Technology Division, this role will be accountable for all technology design, deliver and operate across the collaboration elements of the Digital HR product solution set. Leading a team of inhouse Product Owners and significant outsourced support and engineering.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nFull accountability for delivery of the right combination of products, at the right time, at the best cost and helping colleagues using the services make the right choices for Digital HR services, including:\nDefine the product vision and strategy.\nCommunicate with stakeholders to gather and understand requirements.\nPrioritise features based on customer and business needs.\nProvide clear, concise, and prioritized product backlog to the Product Owner.\nCollaborate with the Product Owner to ensure well-defined user stories.\nEnsure alignment between the Kantar team and business goals.\nContinuously monitor and analyse product performance, gathering user feedback and data.\nCreate and maintain the product roadmap (including 3, 6 & 9 month views via PI Roadmaps).\nAttend sprint reviews to provide feedback and validate that the product increment aligns with the vision.\nMake decisions on scope and prioritize work during development.\nAdapt to changing market conditions and adjust the product strategy accordingly.\nFinancial responsibility for associated RU costs\nAccountability, ownership and action plan where Product or Service has impact on Tech & Cyber Risk position\nEnsure Kantar Group has an accurate, up-to-date understanding of HR related platforms, how that underpins and drives business applications, and where technical debt, capability gaps etc. exist\nContribute to a wider Technology Risk agenda with accountability for HR related components\nResponsible for defining our to-be service in the Digital HR space and working with our strategic outsource provider in an Agile way to design and deliver those products and services across multiple domains including, but not limited to:\nWorkday as a platform\nTalent Acquisition\nTalent Development & Learning\nBenefits, Bonuses and Compensation\nPayroll\nTime and Attendance\nEmployee Engagement\nDrive adoption and evolution of all these products through Business Change, colleague communications, training and knowledge management\nImprove service for all Kantar IT products used internally through promotion of the use of colleague self-help, proactive fixing and automation\nService design, reporting, assurance and governance for Digital HR Compensation products\nService Reviews with lines of business\nOperational Reviews with 3rd party managed services\nVoice of the customer collating continuous feedback of requirements into the Agile engineering lifecycle for all Digital HR Compensation products.\nDefine and continuously improve ways of working, liaising closely with colleagues across technology and the wider business\nForm a key part of the Kantar extended technology leadership team, working closely with the rest of Group Technology and EDS peers to help move the function forward and ensure close alignment of activities\nROLE DESCRIPTION\nLead a team of Digital HR specialists, product owners and subject matter experts to ensure a great colleague experience\nStrategic management of the Digital HR domain with our outsource partner to ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture strategy and assure the appropriate quality and cost of the service\nCAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE\nAs part of the wider Technology leadership team, the person will need be able to navigate a complex, relationship driven, environment that is undergoing a period of transformation. The person will need to manage uncertainty and constant change/uncertainty until the structure of the standalone Kantar business is fully established.\nA business savvy, leader with experience of a technology driven or data-focused business\nSpecific HR processes and supporting IT platforms skillset from a complex enterprise scale environment\nAssertive leader within a complex, matrix environment\nExperienced leader of change\nAbility to forge relationships in a constructive and supportive manner\nEmbraces the development and fulfilment of overall Kantar strategy and actively supports and contributes to it.\nManages shorter term operating requirements within the context of longer-term strategic thinking\nUnderstands associated risks and implications, exercises good judgement and confidence in taking action. Wins support for decisions\nLeads by example; personable, credible, honest and well respected. Unlocks potential and inspires commitment\nDemonstrates a strong sense of ownership and delivery focus\nUnderstands the bigger picture and can solve big problems creatively\nLeads others effectively, coaching and giving feedback to support development\nDemonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on active listening and able to explain technical information simply and clearly to key business stakeholders\nEmbraces a culture of diversity & inclusion, striving to build a world class global team\nCountry\nPortugal Why join Kantar?\nWe shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.\nAnd because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. 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