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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Product Owner - Payroll & Time Digital & Tech - **Company:** GSK - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, SAP (Applications), SAP Human Resource Management Software, Software Engineering, Time Tracking Software, User-Centered Design, HR Software, Information Technology, Workday Payroll, Data Analytics, Workday - **Published:** October 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://gsk.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/GSKCareers/job/UK--London--New-Oxford-Street/Director--Product-Owner---Payroll---Time-Digital---Tech_448806-1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering), or equivalent experience * Industry certifications highly desirable (e.g. Agile Methodologies, CPM) * Extensive experience overseeing end-to-end product delivery, including prioritisation, backlog management, solution design support, testing oversight, and value-focused release planning. * Proven track record in overseeing the definition and execution of valuable Product strategies for HR Systems, realising tangible benefits for the Business. * Deep experience in concurrently overseeing multiple Product teams across the full delivery lifecycle, from requirements elicitation through to release. * Proficient in conveying complex technology ideas to non-conversant audiences. * Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills for developing Product use cases and determining their associated value. * Highly experienced team leader that can effectively manage small to medium IT delivery teams). * Very strong communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders, aligning on competing priorities and guiding Business teams on the feasibility of requests vs. technology constraints. * Knowledge of workday payroll and SAP payroll Other Job-Related Skills/Background * Ability to work in a very fast-paced and fluid environment * Comfortable with ambiguity and change * Strong communication and influencing skills, able to guide prioritisation decisions, resolve delivery conflicts, and align multiple stakeholders around shared product outcomes. * Skilled in coaching and developing Product Owners, fostering a culture of user-centred design, value-based delivery, and continuous improvement. * Able to interpret business processes, regulatory needs, and operational insights to identify optimisation and automation opportunities that enhance product performance and user experience. * Comfortable working within structured governance, security, and compliance constraints, ensuring product changes are well controlled, supportable, and aligned to organisational standards, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Design Thinking, DevOps, Process Diagrams, Product Strategies, Project Management, Requirements Gathering, Services Management, Software Development, User Experience (UX), User Research, User Story ## Description The Director, Payroll and Time lead a group of related HR Products (i.e. Payroll and Time & Attendance Systems including workday, SAP and others) within the HR Digital & Tech Domain, ensuring they deliver measurable value, support business processes, and are continuously improved. They work closely with the VP, Global HR Digital & Tech to translate functional goals into product roadmaps and provide direction to Product Owners on prioritisation, delivery focus, and product performance. The Director ensures Payroll & Time-related Products are usable, compliant, secure, and efficient to operate, while fostering a culture of agile delivery, value realisation, and continuous improvement across their Product group., * Translate functional strategies provided by the VP, HR Digital & Tech into actionable product roadmaps and delivery priorities across Payroll & Time-related group of Products. * Provide direction and coaching to Product Owners, ensuring requirements are well-defined, business cases for investment are robust, backlogs are prioritised to support business goals, architectural guidance, compliance needs, data-driven decisions, FinOps considerations, and domain ecosystem dependencies through cross-functional partnering. * Partner with business stakeholders to understand pain points, process challenges, and improvement needs, shaping product enhancements and technology-enabled opportunities. This includes both short term improvement but also long term strategy and key projects definition * Partner with HR function and AI function to define, delivery and embed the use of agentic to simplify and improve the payroll processes * Oversee delivery execution across the People Services product group, ensuring the quality, usability, stability, and supportability of released features and services. * Promote agile and iterative delivery practices (e.g. SaFe, Scrum), supporting incremental value release, transparency of priorities, and improved collaboration with business users. * Act as the escalation point for critical product performance, delivery issues, and dependency conflicts, addressing risks and facilitating decisions. * Champion the adoption of user-centred improvements, business process optimisation, and automation opportunities that reduce cycle time and enhance user experience. * Ensure effective risk, security, privacy, and compliance management (e.g. SOX controls) across the Payroll & Time product group, embedding relevant controls in partnership with security and compliance SMEs. * Support Solution Architects in shaping cross-product and cross-platform solutions, ensuring Product Owners manage dependencies to deliver integrated outcomes. * Track and report performance against agreed KPIs for the product group, driving continuous improvement activities to maximise value for the HR Digital & Tech Domain. * Provide financial oversight of the domain, including product budgets and internal/external team resourcing costs, to inform strategic decision-making and ensure alignment with GSK's financial objectives. * Lead your team in using approved AI tools to improve productivity and ways of working, role-modelling responsible use and follow GSK's Responsible AI, privacy and security requirements.