IT Business Lead - HR & Payroll

About the role

The IT Business Lead (ITBL) is the primary liaison (Relationship Manager) between IT and the human resources and payroll departments. The ITBL has significant knowledge in subject matters pertaining to both IT and human resources and payroll. He/she is responsible to understand the business, identify their needs and envisage business solutions.

The ITBL will manage or oversee the management of all IT projects (Project Manager), and will assist in the prioritization of projects; ensure that projects align with the technology that best provides maximum return on investment; and direct IT strategy in support of the overall business strategy.

The ITBL is responsible and accountable for all business aspects (i.e. technical, operation, economical) of the requirements and analysis phase of a project (Business Analyst). They are also responsible for ensuring that the final deliverable of a project meets all of the intended needs of the business. They act as the primary resource in the requirements phase of a project, and the primary business representative in the design and development phases of the project.

This person will need to be able to understand SDLC models and what their specific activities are in delivering a solid set of Business Requirement artifacts, to understand the project standards, to develop and implement solid test plans and test cases / scenarios to accurately test all aspects of the system, and to maintain detailed and accurate documentation per project management standards.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Expertise in HCM products preferably Workday
• Expertise in Payroll, Time and Attendance, and labor scheduling preferably ADP
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Strong communication, presentation skills and ability to communicate with all management levels
• Experienced in IT project planning, budgeting, and controlling
• Ability to understand complex and detailed business processes
• Customer service orientation
• Can work in multi-cultural environment.
• Expertise in Project Management tools (Office 365 Project etc.)
• Thorough working knowledge of the SDLC models / methodologies, IT systems and processes, project management methodologies and their direct application to projects
• Strong business and systems analysis skills, test planning and testing skills, troubleshooting skills and experience with numerous environments and architectures
• Experience in data gathering and facilitation techniques
• Experience with requirements management, use case and modeling tools
• Strong decision making / problem solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership and attention to detail

Additional Information: Raj Talukdar