HR Tech & Product Manager

About this role

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

HR Group

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.

# 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.
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