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It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.\nWhether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.\nJob Description:\nWe 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.\nThe 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.\nReporting 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.\nYou 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.\nKey Responsibilities:\nOwn the People Technology Foundation product strategy, roadmap, backlog and priorities, ensuring investment and delivery remain aligned to business objectives and long-term technology direction.\nAct 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.\nBalance 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.\nLead and develop the Foundation product team, providing direction, coaching, prioritisation and performance management while building product, platform and delivery capability across the Foundation domain.\nPartner 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.\nOwn delivery outcomes across the Foundation portfolio, determining the most appropriate delivery approach through internal capability, blended delivery teams and partner-led delivery models.\nDefine expected benefits, success measures and business outcomes, monitoring value realisation to ensure 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improvement and optimisation.\nRemain accountable for the quality, completeness and maintenance of Foundation product documentation, ensuring governance, audit, support and operational requirements are met.\nOwn product relationships with support and delivery partners, reviewing commitments and outcomes, challenging recommendations where appropriate and driving effective knowledge transfer to build internal capability.\nPartner with architecture, security, data and integration teams to ensure solutions remain sustainable, compliant and aligned to enterprise standards and future technology direction. \nCandidate Specification:\nEssential\nSignificant experience managing enterprise technology products, platforms or services within a complex organisation. \nSignificant hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, including product ownership, roadmap planning, capability development and stakeholder management. \nExperience defining product strategies, roadmaps, backlogs and priorities for enterprise technology products. \nExperience leading and developing product, platform, systems or technology teams, with responsibility for performance, coaching, prioritisation and capability development. \nExperience translating business requirements, operational challenges and strategic objectives into product outcomes and measurable value. \nStrong understanding of core HR processes, organisational structures, employee lifecycle processes and Foundation capabilities. \nExperience managing product demand, defects, enhancements, optimisation opportunities and investment decisions within a structured governance framework. \nExperience working with business stakeholders, regional teams, technology teams and third-party suppliers to deliver business outcomes. \nExperience managing partner-delivered services and balancing delivery through internal teams, blended teams and external providers. \nStrong stakeholder leadership, communication and influencing skills, with 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