Digital Product Owner - Payroll (with French)

Description

You will be the Digital Product Owner for payroll in the Digital Delivery and Operations team, taking full ownership of the company's global payroll digital solutions from start to finish and keeping them reliable, compliant and steadily improving.

Digital drives the company's transformation with AI, automation and room for experimentation, supporting faster research and better decisions. The role sits within the People and Culture transformation and connects HR operations with technology to shape a payroll experience for every employee.

The company is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma business that develops medicines and vaccines for millions of people. It has partnerships with OpenAI and IBM.

The Budapest Hub has been recognized for workplace excellence, innovation and its focus on people. Your work will directly shape the experience of tens of thousands of employees worldwide and give you visibility with senior HR and Digital leaders.

Responsibilities

• Manage application support, service requests and change decisions for the payroll digital portfolio, pushing continuous improvement and automation forward.
• Serve as the main link between HR, Finance and Digital delivery teams, setting clear priorities and keeping stakeholders aligned.
• Oversee third-party payroll vendors and regional providers, covering service levels, performance reviews and contract governance with Procurement and Legal.
• Make sure payroll solutions meet local labor laws, GDPR and cyber security standards in every supported country, building compliance in from the start.
• Lead change and release management for system upgrades and regulatory updates, including user acceptance testing, knowledge articles and adoption tracking.
• Coordinate incident handling and manage integrations between Workday, payroll engines, banking systems and Finance platforms to protect data integrity and keep operations running.

Requirements

• Experience owning or managing payroll digital solutions in a complex, multinational setting, including vendor and SLA management.
• Solid working knowledge of Workday HCM, HR data flows and payroll integrations.
• Experience with EIBs, Core Connectors or equivalent tools is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile product management, including backlog prioritization, sprint planning and roadmap delivery.
• Knowledge of GDPR, data privacy frameworks and cyber security standards as they apply to HR and payroll systems.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, SAFe PO or CIPP are an advantage.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory and technical topics to varied business audiences.
• Working knowledge of French: you can join calls in French, contribute actively and interact fluently with French stakeholders.

Conditions

Hybrid working model.

Based at the Budapest Hub in Budapest, Hungary.

Salary range: Ft13,171,200.00 to Ft19,756,800.00.

Final pay depends on demonstrated experience, skills, location and other relevant factors.

The company offers equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare.
• 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Access to the company's global learning ecosystem, cross-functional exposure and clear career pathways within Digital People Services.
• Employees may be eligible to take part in company employee benefit programs.