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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # HR Technology & Digitalization Manager - **Company:** Syensqo - **Location:** Oldbury, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £113,000.0 - £156,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Architecture, HR Analytics, Data Streaming, HR Software, Data Analytics, Data Management, Core HR - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D5A4E42B44CB4E8C8EE76150EA895BDD/job/ ## About the Role * Demonstrated experience shaping HR technology strategy, digital transformation or employee technology initiatives. * Practical experience delivering payroll technology transformation or harmonisation across multiple countries, systems and providers, including time and attendance solutions. * Strong understanding of HR technology, AI and emerging digital trends. * Ability to translate business and people priorities into technology roadmaps and investment recommendations. * Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across HR, IT and senior leadership. * Strong understanding of HR systems architecture, integration, master data, data models and governance, with experience partnering with Analytics, Data and IT teams. * Commercial and strategic mindset, with experience developing business cases and prioritising investment. * Customer-focused approach, with a passion for improving employee and manager experiences. * Analytical and data-driven, using insight to inform decisions and measure outcomes. * Comfortable leading through ambiguity, driving innovation and managing change in a complex environment. ## Description * An HR Technology & Digitalization Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap and governance for HR technology and the employee digital experience, ensuring technology and AI enable a simple, engaging and efficient experience across the employee lifecycle. Working in partnership with HR, IT and business leaders, the role optimises existing technology, including the payroll & time and attendance landscape, and identifies future technology opportunities, shapes investment decisions and ensures digital solutions deliver measurable value for employees, managers and the organisation. We count on you for: * Own the HR Technology Strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligning technology investment with business and HR priorities. * Define the target HR technology and data architecture, partnering with People Analytics, Data and IT to ensure secure, integrated and well-governed data flows across core HR, payroll, time and attendance, enterprise data platforms, reporting and analytics. * Lead the evolution of the employee digital experience, identifying opportunities to simplify processes and improve user experience through technology and AI. * Own the HR technology investment portfolio, developing business cases, prioritising investment opportunities and managing the agreed budget for new technology initiatives and enhancements. * Act as the strategic business partner to IT, representing HR priorities and ensuring effective governance, delivery and value realisation. * Identify, evaluate and prioritise emerging technologies, AI capabilities and market innovations that enhance organisational capability. * Provide strategic oversight of the HR technology portfolio, ensuring solutions remain fit for purpose, integrated and aligned with enterprise architecture. * Lead the technology dimension of global payroll, time and attendance and workforce management transformation, harmonising a multi-country, multi-provider and multi-system landscape and ensuring robust master data, controls and interfaces support accurate, compliant and scalable processing. * Monitor the effectiveness, adoption and value of HR technology, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement. Success Looks Like * Employees and managers experience intuitive, connected and efficient digital journeys. * HR technology investments deliver measurable business value and support organisational priorities. * Core HR, payroll and time technologies are progressively harmonised, with reliable and controlled data flows across countries and providers. * AI capabilities are adopted responsibly to improve employee experience and HR effectiveness. * HR and IT operate as trusted strategic partners with clear accountability and shared objectives. * Technology decisions are informed by business outcomes, user needs and future organisational capability. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) - [HR Tech and AI Trends and Where You Can Start](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1468-hr-tech-and-ai-trends-and-where-you-can-start) - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) - [Would You Buy Your Own HR? 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