Product Manager - Core HR

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Job Description:

We are creating a new Group People Technology function to provide clear ownership, governance and strategic direction across the technology that supports our global People services.

The People Technology Foundation Product Manager will provide accountable ownership for the People Foundation portfolio, ensuring that core workforce data, employee lifecycle capabilities, organisational structures and supporting technologies are governed, prioritised, optimised and developed in line with business priorities.

Reporting to the Group People Technology Manager, you will work closely with the People Technology Portfolio & Operations Lead, Senior Product Specialists, Project Managers and colleagues across the wider function. You will work with People teams, business regions, IT, Finance, Enterprise Architecture, external partners and suppliers across a portfolio initially comprising SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and OpenText, with future scope expected to include capabilities such as Time Off, Absence Management and related Foundation services.

You will own the product strategy, roadmap, backlog, performance and continual improvement of the Foundation portfolio, ensuring it delivers measurable business value today while evolving to meet future organisational needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the People Technology Foundation product strategy, roadmap, backlog and priorities, ensuring investment and delivery remain aligned to business objectives and long-term technology direction.
• Act as the accountable owner for the Foundation portfolio, including SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and OpenText, with future scope expected to include Time Off, Absence Management and related Foundation capabilities.
• Balance immediate operational priorities with quarterly objectives, 12-18 month roadmap commitments and longer-term capability evolution, ensuring the portfolio delivers measurable value today while supporting future organisational needs.
• Lead and develop the Foundation product team, providing direction, coaching, prioritisation and performance management while building product, platform and delivery capability across the Foundation domain.
• Partner with the People Technology Portfolio & Operations Lead and participate in intake, demand and prioritisation processes, assessing Foundation-related incidents, defects, enhancements, optimisation opportunities and project requests.
• Own delivery outcomes across the Foundation portfolio, determining the most appropriate delivery approach through internal capability, blended delivery teams and partner-led delivery models.
• Define expected benefits, success measures and business outcomes, monitoring value realisation to ensure technology investment delivers measurable benefit.
• Own the Foundation product data model, configuration, business rules and information structures, ensuring workforce data structures support business processes, reporting, compliance, workforce planning and future capability requirements.
• Build strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders, balancing local requirements with global standards, strategic priorities and product direction.
• Lead and develop the Foundation People Technology Community, creating structured engagement, feedback, knowledge-sharing and adoption mechanisms across regions and stakeholder groups.
• Drive adoption of leading practices across the Foundation portfolio, continuously assessing technology developments, market trends and industry approaches to improve product performance, user experience and business value.
• Monitor product health, service performance, adoption, usability and operational effectiveness, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and optimisation.
• Remain accountable for the quality, completeness and maintenance of Foundation product documentation, ensuring governance, audit, support and operational requirements are met.
• Own product relationships with support and delivery partners, reviewing commitments and outcomes, challenging recommendations where appropriate and driving effective knowledge transfer to build internal capability.
• Partner with architecture, security, data and integration teams to ensure solutions remain sustainable, compliant and aligned to enterprise standards and future technology direction.

Candidate Specification:

Essential

• Significant experience managing enterprise technology products, platforms or services within a complex organisation.
• Significant hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, including product ownership, roadmap planning, capability development and stakeholder management.
• Experience defining product strategies, roadmaps, backlogs and priorities for enterprise technology products.
• Experience leading and developing product, platform, systems or technology teams, with responsibility for performance, coaching, prioritisation and capability development.
• Experience translating business requirements, operational challenges and strategic objectives into product outcomes and measurable value.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes, organisational structures, employee lifecycle processes and Foundation capabilities.
• Experience managing product demand, defects, enhancements, optimisation opportunities and investment decisions within a structured governance framework.
• Experience working with business stakeholders, regional teams, technology teams and third-party suppliers to deliver business outcomes.
• Experience managing partner-delivered services and balancing delivery through internal teams, blended teams and external providers.
• Strong stakeholder leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively, build consensus and operate effectively at senior leadership level.
• Experience operating within a product-led delivery model and establishing governance, product processes and ways of working within new, evolving or transforming technology environments.
• Ability to balance immediate operational priorities with medium and long-term product strategy and roadmap planning.
• Experience using product performance, service performance, stakeholder feedback and business outcomes to drive continuous improvement and investment decisions.

Desirable:

• Additional SAP SuccessFactors certifications.
• Experience within People Technology, HR Technology or enterprise business application portfolios.
• Experience supporting OpenText or enterprise document and records management solutions.
• Experience supporting Time Off, Absence Management or Workforce Administration capabilities.
• Experience supporting Payroll technologies, payroll integrations or payroll-related HR processes.
• Experience supporting digital transformation, operating model change or organisational mobilisation initiatives.
• Experience developing and leading communities of practice, user groups, super-user networks or People Technology Communities.
• Experience with application portfolio management tools such as LeanIX.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, application portfolio management, technology lifecycle management or service governance.
• Experience working within a global, complex or matrixed organisation.

Qualifications & Certifications - Desirable

Product

• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Certification
• Additional SAP SuccessFactors certifications, particularly Employee Central Payroll, Time Management, Platform Foundations or Position Management.

Product & Delivery

• SAFe Product Manager / Product Owner
• AgilePM
• Scrum Product Owner
• Scrum Master

Service Management

ITIL Foundation or higher certification

Flexible working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing

Employment Compliance Requirement

As part of our global compliance requirements, all candidates must hold a valid Right to Work (RTW) document in India, which will be verified during the recruitment process.

Acceptable documents include a Passport, Voter ID, or Birth Certificate.

By applying, you confirm that you can provide valid documentation if and when required.