Data and Interfaces Operations Advisor

Job Description

Grade HResponsible for supporting the management of HR processes through the provision of HRIS solutions, using sound technical capabilities to ensure solutions meet internal compliance and data privacy requirements, and developing knowledge of best practice tools and technologies. Entity: People, Culture Communications HR Group At bp, our people are our most valuable asset. The People, Culture Communications (PCC) function develops a diverse, inclusive culture where everybody can thrive. As part of an integrated energy company, PCC is embarking on a major transformation to be more competitive, responsive, and customer-focused. We re investing in key locations such as India, Hungary, Malaysia, and Brazil, offering an exciting but challenging opportunity to shape a fast-moving PCC function, building teams and structures and driving continuous improvement. We re looking for driven, ambitious enthusiasts who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about people. If youre ready to build something transformative, this is the place for you. This purpose of the Data and Interface Operations Advisor is to own and drive a portion of the People Culture (PC) solution, encompassing both process and technology, ensuring that we deliver a great and efficient service for our people. The advisor will build strong partnerships across PC - with the relevant centre(s) of expertise, integrators, services teams and within the solutions teams. The advisor will apply their technical expertise (process and technology) to deliver stable operations alongside projects and innovation. You will be responsible to own the integration architecture, identify and mitigate issues, collaborate with vendors and Technology to build new integrations, perform quality testing, provide sign-off, build test scripts, etc. You will support the rollout of new solutions in support of our PCC strategy /bp s business requirements/safeguarding the business interests and support the day-to-day integrity of the solutions team. For deployed solutions you will supervise the integrity, support systemic changes and retro fits impacting the team globally. You will own and run the technical architecture including the interfaces between the HR systems of records, the wider team solutions, other 3rd party solutions (like benefits, statutory interfaces) and the payroll solutions. To innovate and deliver HR services and solutions globally, ensuring compliance and consistency across Global Capability Hubs, and driving continuous improvement and efficiency. Job Title: Integration Lead - Payroll and time What you will do: Managing a part of the PC solution - maintaining the health and operational integrity of your solutions / products, working with others to deliver stable operations Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and business needs, for example data privacy and digital security requirements Support the deployment of the payroll and time solutions for the new country/entities thereby providing necessary governance, risk management and delivery assurance to relevant partners Ensures that the solution work in a consistent way and implementation meets the desired business standards/requirements. Working closely with colleagues to ensure solutions / products co-exist seamlessly across PC Managing a prioritised backlog of changes, covering maintenance, fixes (non-urgent) and improvements, with a focus on implementation of ongoing activities Developing and implementing plans for the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of changes for your part of the PC solution Planning and executing substantial aspects of change projects, including acting as product owner, delivering through others, delivering to time, cost and quality, managing risks - organize and execute projects, under limited supervision, by facilitating design sessions, leading configuration, coordinating testing, and implementing cutover Develop positive working relationships with numerous bp stakeholders - with the relevant centre(s) of expertise, integrators, services teams, within the solutions teams, and with teams outside PC such as colleagues in IE Building external relations including vendor management Truly understanding the business requirements and working to resolve problems within your area, challenging the status quo and making proposals to deliver against objectives - actively elicit, analyse and document business and functional requirements through requirements workshops, interviews or meeting sessions with Project Sponsors, SMEs and other Stakeholders to contribute to the resolution of technical, process, and business issues related to your part of the PC solution Evaluate, communicate, and coordinate the functional and technical impacts of configuration and other decisions to stakeholder groups Working within guidelines and professional standards, research and resolve process and technical problems, unexpected results or process flaws and recommend solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements Supporting BP to be a thought-leader in the relevant technology space through ongoing external networking and tech landscape analysis What you will need: Graduate/post-graduate degree in Business Management, HR, Computer Science, or related subject area 8+ years of work experience Experience in building digital strategies and roadmaps Experience in systems development and implementation Experience in corporate-wide implementation of global systems and processes Working knowledge of Recognition and Performance solutions and the Recognition and Performance technology market Project management methodologies experience with ability to create/manage comprehensive project plans Knowledge of PC systems (esp. reward) and web applications Possesses/applies HR systems experience/judgment Knowledge of technology trends Leadership skills Technical Skills: Functional knowledge in core payroll solutions, analytical solutions, Workday, including business process framework, security, and reporting HR Consulting experience and payroll service delivery experience is an added advantage. Workday, SAP Payroll, TA systems, payroll systems / providers, and APIs/connectors knowledge. Basic knowledge of other HR products, for example but not limited to: Cornerstone, SharePoint, Salesforce Breadth and depth across the HR functional areas and able to provide professional advice and act as a coach to others in most of the areas Ability to effectively partner with the Services and Solution teams and successfully influence leaders Digital fluency - not only comfortable and competent using technology to enable and enhance ways of working and thinking, also comfortable in the wider digital environment and the collaborate with business transformation including people, processes and data driven actions. Business Capabilities: Demonstrable record of getting results from your field of expertise to develop processes and products Strong business insight and able to show where solutions can add new value to / enable the business at the leadership level Customer focus - Puts the customer and business strategy at the heart of decision making. Ability to guide leaders through choices to best suit business requirements Drives value-adding solutions - driven to create solutions to business problems. Track record of improving/adding new value Externally orientated - actively working on developing external connections, aware of standard process and actively learns from others Leadership EQ Capabilities: Acts as a coach develop your expertise for all Services and Solutions colleagues Continually enhancing capability in line with HR Capability Framework with an equal balance of EQ, IQ and Drive Group mind-set - demonstrates an understanding of the value of, and ability to develop, high quality, trust-based relationships with HR colleagues with the wider organisation - leaders employees Is self-aware and actively seeks input from others on impact and effectiveness Effective team player able to work successfully across organisational boundaries Applies judgement and common sense - demonstrates good understanding of clients business and is able to apply sound judgement / wise counsel Acts with integrity; role model of BP VBs to others in the function and business Cultural fluency - able to operate successfully across cultural boundaries with sensitivity Why join us At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others. We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits. Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now! Travel Requirement Negligible travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working Skills: