Global Time & Attendance Product Strategy Lead

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Role Summary

As the T&A Project Manager, you will ensure that Time & Attendance systems and processes across all countries are designed and implemented in line with statutory requirements, reducing compliance risk and supporting defensible audit outcomes.

Your mission is to build compliance into every stage of T&A project delivery — ensuring all initiatives incorporate country-specific labor laws, working time regulations, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), and payroll compliance requirements from initial design through go-live.

Acting as the central compliance liaison across T&A-related initiatives, you will translate legislative requirements into clear system controls, coordinate audit responses, and establish governance frameworks that balance regulatory rigor with scalable delivery. You will work closely with country compliance experts, Product, and Payroll Operations to ensure solutions are compliant by design — not reliant on reactive fixes.

🎯 What You'll Do

Embed Compliance into T&A Project Delivery

Partner with T&A, Payroll Operations, Product, and Implementation teams to integrate country-specific labor law requirements (working time regulations, overtime rules, rest periods, CBAs, statutory accruals) into system design and configuration

Ensure compliance reviews are built into project lifecycles, including requirements gathering, configuration validation, testing, and go-live readiness

Advocate for compliance to be embedded from the outset rather than addressed after implementation

Translate Legislative Requirements into Functional Controls

Work with country compliance and legal experts to interpret statutory obligations (maximum working hours, mandatory breaks, overtime calculations, accrual logic, record retention, etc.)

Translate legislative requirements into clear system configuration rules, technical specifications, and operational controls

Convert complex legal language into actionable requirements that Product and Operations teams can implement consistently

Cross-Functional Coordination & Governance

Serve as the central compliance point of contact for all T&A-related initiatives, aligning Compliance, Product, Payroll Operations, and Implementation teams

Establish governance checkpoints and review processes that ensure regulatory alignment without slowing delivery

Define global standards while accommodating country-specific legal requirements

Risk Identification & Escalation

Identify compliance gaps or control weaknesses before they create operational or regulatory exposure

Assess potential impact in collaboration with subject matter experts

Recommend practical corrective actions, prioritize remediation efforts, and escalate material risks when required

Audit & Regulatory Review Coordination (T&A Scope)

Coordinate internal and external audit requests relating to Time & Attendance systems and processes

Partner with country compliance experts and operational stakeholders to compile complete, accurate, and defensible documentation

Ensure audit evidence and control documentation are delivered on time

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