Business Analysis Manager ( Workforce Management & Payroll Systems)

Stryker Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is seeking an experienced Business Analysis Manager (BAM) to partner with Global HR, Payroll, and Operations to align UKG and ADP capabilities with business goals. You will drive workforce management and payroll platforms across production countries and future deployments.

The role requires strong governance, process improvement, and stakeholder management, with responsibilities spanning design, testing, and transition-to-support for multi-country implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience supporting HR, payroll, workforce management, or enterprise business systems.
• Experience managing enterprise platforms in a production environment, including enhancements, support, governance, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage UKG and ADP functional domains, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational needs.
• Drive the workforce management and payroll technology roadmap, balancing support, enhancements, compliance requirements, and future expansion initiatives.
• Own platform roadmaps, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and efficient solutions.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, IT, and vendors to identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and optimization.
• Lead planning and prioritization of system enhancements in alignment with business priorities and available resources.
• Act as primary liaison between business and technical teams for workforce management and payroll initiatives.
• Support production countries through issue resolution, root cause analysis, enhancement delivery, and governance activities.
• Provide functional expertise for future country implementations, including solution design, testing, and transition-to-support planning.
• Collaborate across the HR technology ecosystem, including UKG, ADP, Workday, and related integrations.
• Support audits, compliance activities, and documentation requirements.
• Document requirements, configurations, testing, and operational processes to ensure long-term supportability.

Skills

Bachelor's Degree

HR systems

Payroll systems

Workforce management

Enterprise platforms

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

UKG Pro

UKG Workforce Management

ADP GlobalView

ADP Workforce Now

Azure DevOps

Workday

Job description

As Business Analysis Manager (BAM), you will partner closely with Global HR, Payroll, and Operations teams to align UKG and ADP capabilities with business objectives. You will serve as a key contributor in the ongoing management, optimization, and expansion of our workforce management and payroll platforms, supporting both countries operating in production and future deployment initiatives.

What You Will Do:

• Own and manage UKG and ADP functional domains, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational needs.
• Drive the workforce management and payroll technology roadmap, balancing support, enhancements, compliance requirements, and future expansion initiatives.
• Own platform roadmaps, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and efficient solutions.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, IT, and vendors to identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and optimization.
• Lead planning and prioritization of system enhancements in alignment with business priorities and available resources.
• Act as primary liaison between business and technical teams for workforce management and payroll initiatives.
• Support production countries through issue resolution, root cause analysis, enhancement delivery, and governance activities.
• Provide functional expertise for future country implementations, including solution design, testing, and transition-to-support planning.
• Collaborate across the HR technology ecosystem, including UKG, ADP, Workday, and related integrations.
• Support audits, compliance activities, and documentation requirements.
• Document requirements, configurations, testing, and operational processes to ensure long-term supportability.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of professional experience supporting HR, payroll, workforce management, or enterprise business systems.
• Experience managing enterprise platforms in a production environment, including enhancements, support, governance, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements, influence stakeholders, create scalable solutions, and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience participating in roadmap planning, release management, and feature delivery activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

• Experience with UKG Pro, UKG Workforce Management, ADP GlobalView, ADP Workforce Now, or related workforce management/payroll platforms.
• Experience supporting global workforce management, time, attendance, or payroll processes.
• Experience supporting multi-country deployments and global operations.
• Experience working with third-party vendors and implementation partners.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and Azure DevOps.
• Experience in a regulated industry environment.

United Kingdom Pay Ranges:

• United Kingdom: £59,900 - £99,800 GBP Annual

Ireland Pay Ranges:

• Ireland: €66,000 - €109,000 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.