SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life and turn HR into a value source for our clients and their people.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from salary payment to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

About the role:

In the Products department, we frequently undertake projects of varying sizes that span across our tribes. As a Feature Lead/Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in organizing and coordinating these projects. We expect a high level of maturity and experience in project and program management. Our department is growing rapidly, currently boasting over 1,300 people and 150+ teams.

As a Feature Lead, your primary responsibility will be to secure commitments for the timely delivery of features and functionalities across various tribes, working closely with Product Managers and Owners. This role is specifically focused on integrating Artificial Intelligence into our processes. We are enhancing AI usage within our teams and products to boost productivity. To achieve this, we are launching both small and large initiatives internally and in collaboration with vendors. We seek someone with an independent mindset who can initiate and complete projects while minimizing issues.

While we are not looking for an AI specialist, we need someone with a solid understanding of AI opportunities and the AI landscape, coupled with strong organizational skills.

It’s important to note that we operate in an agile environment. Part of your role will involve breaking down requirements in an agile setting. A deep understanding of the Agile mindset and various agile frameworks, and how to function as a cross-tribe feature lead, is crucial.

The Feature Lead will play a key role in cross-tribe communication and alignment. This involves developing and maintaining strong working relationships with all stakeholders, both up and down the hierarchy, and ensuring timely ceremonies, communication, and alignment.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• Build expertise with a focus on AI: Show curiosity and eagerness to stay close to trends and innovations, and develop and share this expertise.
• Navigate the AI developer journey: Assess the department’s situation, fundamental needs, and wishes, even in unstructured contexts, to add value.
• Collaborate effectively without boundaries: Work seamlessly across teams, countries, languages, and tools, leveraging your expertise, confidence, and style to connect with colleagues, customers, and your network.

Which tasks can you expect?

•  Enhancement of AI Processes and Tools: Contribute to the AI Readiness function by continually reviewing, challenging, and enhancing AI-related processes, tools, and governance controls. Ensure that AI initiatives are aligned with organizational goals and drive continuous improvement.
• Project Coordination and Delivery: Organize and coordinate projects of varying sizes across different tribes, ensuring timely delivery of features and functionalities. Secure commitments from stakeholders and manage project timelines effectively.
• AI Integration and Innovation: Lead initiatives to integrate Artificial Intelligence into processes and products, driving productivity improvements. Stay informed about AI trends and innovations, and collaborate with vendors to implement AI solutions.
• Expertise Development and Collaboration: Build and share expertise in AI, demonstrating curiosity and eagerness to stay updated with trends. Collaborate seamlessly across teams, countries, and languages, leveraging your skills to connect with colleagues, customers, and your network.
• Contribute to the wider Centre of Expertise PMO function by leading Internal or external projects/ activities of varying sizes and complexities, working either as the principal point of contact / Project Manager or with a Project / Programme Manager to ensure all milestones are met within time, quality and budgetary constraints.
• Proved leadership internally by championing continuous improvement and externally by understanding both our business and the customer experience.

What do you have to offer?

• Understanding and experience of Organisational Readiness
  requirement 
• Understanding of the structure and purpose of SD Worx
  Organisational functions and their activities 
• Demonstrable experience of successful project and systems
  implementations applying project management principles
  (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, finalizing),
  with an operational background. 
• Business partnering skills including the ability to build senior level
  relationships, trust and get things done across functional
  boundaries 
• Experience in the HR and Payroll technology or closely related
  sectors 
• Communication skills (written and spoken), Extremely proficient
  in English. 
• Working knowledge of agile methods of product development,
  involving the latest development technologies and methods 
• An analytical and problem-solving capability – ability to observe
  and interpret dependencies between backlogs 
• Confident and skilled at identifying and mitigating issues.
• Able to work independently (self-starter) managing many
  stakeholders 
• Demonstrable experience of the mobilisation and execution of
  International / Cross Country Readiness Tracks for a new proposition or complex feature working with stakeholders (at all Levels, Including Tiger Teams) across the business
• Demonstrable experience of the mobilisation of a new Domestic
  Organisational Readiness country / Partner with the processes
  being adopted in BAU. Working with stakeholders (at all Levels,
  Including Tiger Teams) across the business 
• Demonstrable experience of managing Domestic Organisational
  Readiness of releases for New and Existing Products and
  services 
• Management of Organisational Readiness tracks of releases for
  New and Existing Products and services

What do we have to offer?

• Leaves: all types of leave granted from day 1 (annual leave, sick leave, study leave, maternity/paternity leave, wedding leave, compassionate leave). Eligible for seniority leave after 3 years
• Insurance benefits: Medical insurance fully paid by SD Worx for you and two dependents (children up to 18 years old). Option to upgrade available. You are also eligible to enroll your parents in your medical insurance at a subsidized rate
• Monthly fixed transport allowance
• No deduction for using the company’s transport after work
• Eligible for a mobile voucher, redeemable at one of four suppliers, renewable every 3 years
• Fixed internet allowance for home use
• Career break option
• Workation: possibility to work from any SD Worx location (4 weeks per year, EU only)
• Yearly performance review with remuneration review
• Yearly company bonus
• Car loan: subsidized interest facility
• Referral program
• Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training
• Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or want to expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx!

Please be informed that upon successful completion of the interview process, you will be required to submit a recent Certificate of Character, and you will undergo a background check as part of our standard legal procedures.

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx embraces diversity in the workplace. Diversity brings inspiration and innovation to our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified talent, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin color, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or stage of life.