About Us
Thoucentric is the Consulting arm of Xoriant, a prominent digital engineering services company with 5000+ employees. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.
As the Consulting business of Xoriant, We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem. Xoriant (Parent entity) started in 1990 and is a Sunnyvale, CA headquartered digital engineering firm with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Xoriant is backed by ChrysCapital, a leading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combined with Xoriant's capabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operations services proven for 30 years.
We have been certified as Great Place to Work by AIM and have been ranked as 50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For.
We have an experienced consulting team of over 450+ world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.
Job Description
As the HR Technology Solutions Architect for Payroll, you will provide technical leadership in driving the HR systems ecosystem / architecture strategy and roadmap for global Payroll solutions. You will partner with Payroll CoE, HR Expertise teams, HR product teams, HRIT, Data & Analytics teams, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Cyber Security to ensure the end state solutions meet the standards, design and implementation approaches for business, HR and our workforce. The Architect will review the business context for solutions to Payroll challenges and define the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options. You will partner with the HR CoEs, Enterprise Architecture and HR IT on maximizing our investments, selection of new products, and integration of our ecosystem. You will be a leader in understanding Payroll technology trends to identify new capabilities, make recommendations, conduct proof of concepts, evolve our standards, and make recommendations to our broader HR and Payroll technology teams.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand Payroll needs and design solutions that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall effectiveness.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to inform the continuous evolution of the HR and Payroll technology strategy.
Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the HR IT function through the thought leadership and implementation of a scalable Payroll technology ecosystem.
Establish and maintain strong partnerships with external vendors, ensuring the integration of innovative solutions into Payroll processes.
Partner across HR and the enterprise to connect the dots and maximize our investments in HR technology.
Design solutions that are extensible, reusable, secure, reliable, cost optimized, operationally excellent, and performant.
Develop and maintain the multi-year payroll technology roadmap and strategy in collaboration with HR IT Lead and Payroll CoE.
Develop solution options, recommendations, designs based on domain roadmaps/requirements, enterprise security standards and reference architectures.
Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations, and outsourced partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value.
Lead and coordinate technical reviews (architectural, security, compliance, etc.)
Leverage recognized technical and business expertise to influence, guide, and shape business strategy and decision- making across HR.
Provide expert technical advice to domain delivery team and monitor solution compliance with Unilever's architecture principles.
Provide consultation, design input, and feedback for application development and design reviews for HR system implementations.
Effectively collaborate globally to deliver solutions.
Advocate and drive adoption of standard methodologies to ensure standardization of solution designs across the enterprise.
Has in-depth understanding of the product and services portfolio roadmaps of multiple HR CoEs
Education and Experience Required:
8+ years of experience in Payroll technology, including deploying large-scale global Payroll technology projects.
5+years of combined experience as an Enterprise Architect, HR IT Engineer, Solution Architect, Technical Consultant in an environment with a combination of SaaS and custom developed systems Project management experience, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data and make recommendations based on insights.
Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of Workday and other Payroll systems, HR technology platforms, automation tools, and enterprise architecture
Strong knowledge of end-to-end HR processes and systems including talent acquisition, core HCM, performance management, payroll, compensation, and benefits and ability to define dependencies and connect the dots across the technology landscape.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Outstanding analytical, problem solving and fact-finding skills.
Designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into overall architecture
Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at the most senior organizational levels.
Ability to understand the customer's business problem, need, or opportunity and to design a solution that completely and correctly addresses the need.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
Ability to identify, clarify and resolve project issues and risks as needed.
Strong relationship building skills to effectively partner with HR CoEs and other internal teams and external vendors.
Ability to manage time and resources efficiently and effectively.
Ability to work independently
Benefits
What a Consulting role at Thoucentric will offer you
Opportunity to define your career path and not as enforced by a manager
A great consulting environment with a chance to work with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike.
A dynamic but relaxed and supportive working environment that encourages personal development.
Be part of One Extended Family. We bond beyond work - sports, get-togethers, common interests etc.
Work in a very enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization and Excellent Peer Group.
Be part of the exciting Growth Story of Thoucentric!
Required Skills
Payrol Data Migration
SQL
+1
Practice Name
Program Portfolio Management Services
Work Mode
Hybrid
Industry
Consulting
Corporate Office
Thoucentric, The Hive, Mahadevapura
Zip/Postal Code
560048
City
Bengaluru
Country
India
State/Province
Karnataka
