Digital Product Owner - Payroll (with French)

Tasks

• Own application management, service requests, and change decisions across the Payroll digital portfolio, driving continuous improvement and process automation.
• Act as the primary bridge between HR, Finance, and Digital delivery teams --- ensuring clear priorities, shared understanding, and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Manage third-party payroll vendors and regional providers, overseeing SLAs, performance reviews, and contract governance in partnership with Procurement and Legal.
• Ensure payroll solutions comply with local labor laws, GDPR, and Cyber Security standards across all supported countries, embedding compliance by design.
• Lead change and release management for system upgrades and regulatory changes, including UAT coordination, knowledge articles, and adoption monitoring.
• Coordinate incident management and oversee integrations between Workday, payroll engines, banking systems, and Finance platforms to ensure data integrity and operational continuity.

Conditions & benefits

Requirements

• Experience owning or managing payroll digital solutions in a complex, multinational environment --- including vendor and SLA management.
• Strong working knowledge of Workday HCM and practical understanding of HR data flows and payroll integrations.
• Familiarity with Agile product management --- backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and roadmap delivery.
• Knowledge of GDPR, data privacy frameworks, and Cyber Security standards as applied to HR and payroll systems.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong communicator with the ability to translate complex regulatory and technical topics for diverse business audiences.
• Working knowledge of French language: ability to attend calls in French and actively contribute to them.