HR Tech & Product Manager

bp; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

bp is seeking a HR Tech and Product Manager to lead the end-to-end HRIS technology landscape globally, covering the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire. Reporting to the Head of Services & Solutions, this Level G role owns HRIS strategy, configuration, release management, integrations, vendor performance and compliance, delivering a modern, AI-enabled employee experience across bp.

You will partner with People & Culture, Digital, Finance and external vendors to drive standardisation,

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, IT or related field.
• Experience in HR technology, HRIS leadership, product ownership.
• Deep knowledge of Workday HCM and HRIS lifecycle.
• Experience owning global HRIS landscape and integrations.
• Experience in HR systems implementations in multi-country environments.
• Understanding of GDPR, SoX, audit and risk in people-technology.
• Strong senior partner management and influencing skills.
• Experience with external vendors and governance.
• Strong analytical and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HRIS strategy and lifecycle for Castrol.
• Own HRIS architecture, data model and integrations across the employee lifecycle.
• Oversee release, configuration and environment management for Workday and connected HR technologies.
• Drive opportunities to simplify processes, improve employee experience, and adopt AI-enabled HR services.
• Define and maintain the HRIS service catalogue and act as the senior customer concern point for incidents and service issues.
• Manage vendor and partner performance across the HRIS stack and governance forums.
• Ensure data integrity, security, privacy and compliance (GDPR, SoX).
• Develop reporting and people analytics capabilities for decision-making and compliance.
• Lead organisational change, communications, training and adoption of new HR technologies.
• Own business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for critical HRIS services.
• Mentor HRIS team and manage third-party resources.

Skills

HRIS leadership

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Degree in HR/IT

Tools

Workday HCM

Job description

About the Role:

As Castrol transitions to become a standalone company, we are building independent people, processes and technology capabilities to support our future growth. The HR Tech and Product Manager will lead the end-to-end HRIS technology landscape for Castrol globally, covering the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire. Working with the Head of Services & Solutions, this Level G role will be the single point of accountability for HRIS strategy, product ownership, configuration, release management, integration architecture, vendor performance, service stability, data integrity and operational compliance. The role will work closely with People & Culture, Digital, Finance, Procurement, Digital Security, Data Privacy, external vendors and implementation partners to deliver a modern, scalable, secure and AI-enabled employee experience across Castrol.

Entity

Technology

Job Family Group

HR Group

Job Description

As Castrol transitions to become a standalone company, we are building independent people, processes and technology capabilities to support our future growth. The HR Tech and Product Manager will lead the end-to-end HRIS technology landscape for Castrol globally, covering the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire. Working with the Head of Services & Solutions, this Level G role will be the single point of accountability for HRIS strategy, product ownership, configuration, release management, integration architecture, vendor performance, service stability, data integrity and operational compliance. The role will work closely with People & Culture, Digital, Finance, Procurement, Digital Security, Data Privacy, external vendors and implementation partners to deliver a modern, scalable, secure and AI-enabled employee experience across Castrol.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end HRIS strategy, product roadmap and lifecycle for Castrol, ensuring the HRIS landscape is scalable, secure, standardised and aligned to Castrol's business strategy and Services & Solutions operating model.
• Be responsible for the HRIS architecture, data model, configuration standards and integration landscape across the full employee lifecycle, including core HR, recruitment, onboarding, time and absence, payroll, reward, benefits, learning, talent, performance, case management and offboarding.
• Lead HR technology activities supporting Castrol's separation, including transition from legacy systems and TSA-supported services to standalone solutions, with clear ownership of data migration governance, testing, cutover readiness and post-transition stabilisation.
• Own release, configuration and environment management for Workday and connected HR technologies, including bi-annual releases, patches, regression testing, UAT, deployment governance, tenant refreshes, security roles and access controls.
• Set direction with People & Culture, Digital and business partners to find opportunities to simplify processes, improve employee experience, increase automation and adopt AI-enabled HR services.
• Define and maintain the HRIS service catalogue, clarifying what is in and out of scope for the team, and act as the senior customer concern point for HRIS incidents, service issues, problem management and root cause resolution.
• Own vendor and partner performance across the HRIS stack, including delivery governance, service levels, capacity, commercial value, operational risks and continuous improvement.
• Ensure data integrity, security, privacy and compliance across HR systems, including GDPR, SoX, cyber-security requirements, separation of duties, audit controls and statutory reporting obligations.
• Develop reporting, dashboards and people analytics capabilities that deliver accurate, timely and secure workforce insights for decision-making and compliance.
• Lead organisational change, communications, training and adoption activities to embed new HR technologies and ways of working across Castrol.
• Own business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for critical HRIS services, working with vendors and internal risk owners to ensure resilience.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing HRIS team and handle third-party resources, creating clear priorities, strong governance, inclusive team culture, succession plans and performance expectations.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience qualified in Human Resources, Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field; relevant professional HR, technology or programme delivery qualifications are advantageous.
• Confirmed experience in HR technology, HRIS leadership, product ownership, digital HR transformation or global HR systems delivery.
• Deep knowledge of Workday HCM and broad understanding of the connected HRIS lifecycle, including time and absence, payroll, benefits, reward, talent acquisition, learning, performance, case management and people analytics.
• Confirmed experience owning or leading a global HRIS landscape, including architecture, configuration governance, integrations, release management, testing and operational service ownership.
• Experience delivering HR systems implementations, upgrades, separations, carve-outs, migrations or large-scale transformation programmes in complex, multi-country environments.
• Good understanding of integration technologies, data flows, security, controls, GDPR, SoX, audit requirements and risk management in a people-technology context.
• Strong senior partner management and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear business recommendations and decisions.
• Experience handling external vendors, technology partners, commercial performance, service levels and governance forums.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and leadership skills, with the ability to lead teams through ambiguity, pace and change.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting a merger, acquisition, carve-out, divestment or separation programme, ideally involving HR systems and service transition.
• Experience transitioning organisations from shared services or TSA-supported technology environments to standalone HRIS solutions.
• Experience with Workday releases, tenant management, security roles, integrations and configuration governance.
• Experience with payroll integrations, benefits platforms, talent acquisition systems, learning platforms, case management tools and statutory interfaces.
• Experience adopting automation, AI-enabled HR services, virtual assistants or conversational HR technologies.
• Experience operating in regulated, audit-heavy or complex global environments, including strong knowledge of data privacy, cyber security, SoX and business continuity requirements.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer service delivery excellence, Customer Service Design, Data Management, Decision Making, Developing and implementing strategy, Discovered resource estimation and assurance, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Extract, Global Perspective, Information Security, Leading transformation, Management Reporting, Managing change, Managing strategic partnerships, Measurement and metrics, Organizational Knowledge, Performance and planning, Problem Solving, Project and programme management {+ 5 more}

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