Workforce & Payroll Systems Lead (UKG/ADP Roadmap)

PowerToFly; Rugby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Analysis Manager to partner with Global HR, Payroll, and Operations to align UKG and ADP capabilities with business goals. You will own platform roadmaps, drive improvements, and collaborate with HR, IT, and vendors to deliver scalable, compliant payroll and workforce management solutions across production countries.

This role supports audits, testing, and transition-to-support activities, with a focus on multi-country deployments and

Qualifications

• 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.

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

HR systems

Workforce management

Payroll platforms

Stakeholder management

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

UKG Pro

ADP

Azure DevOps

Workday

Job description

Stryker in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Analysis Manager to partner with Global HR, Payroll, and Operations to align UKG and ADP capabilities with business goals. You will own platform roadmaps, drive improvements, and collaborate with HR, IT, and vendors to deliver scalable, compliant payroll and workforce management solutions across production countries.

This role supports audits, testing, and transition-to-support activities, with a focus on multi-country deployments and