HRMS Transformation Manager (13-month contract)

Role Introduction

Reports To: Head of Employee Experience Design, Insights and Governance

Cathay is undergoing an HR core system transformation to support our vision to be “One of the world’s greatest service brands”.

As a Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Transformation Manager, you will support our People team as a key member of the transformation project team in contributing to change management, drive process alignment and representing the business to derive the to-be requirements. You will comprises both business and technology stream of work and will play a pivotal role in stakeholder engagement to ensure the outcome aligns with the Cathay people strategy pillars.

Key Responsibilities

Process and Product Design

• Accountable for the overall process and product design. Act as the primary liaison between the Business Units (BU) within People team, other Department SMEs, the project team and external consultants, driving HR process design and ensuring continuous improvement and optimization
• Champion process innovation and product improvements across departments, identifying opportunities to standardise, optimise, and/or automate key workflows.
• Leverage expertise in HR practices and HRMS management to challenge the status quo, drive future requirements, and evaluate solutions with an end-to-end operational perspective
• Lead the design and standardization of data structures, ensuring that definitions and mappings are clearly articulated and consistently applied across all relevant business stakeholders. Build frameworks that support actionable insights and advanced analytics for continuous improvement
• Assess process changes, evaluate team impacts, and outline tasks for smooth adoption. Offer operational insights to translate business needs into functional specifications
• Establish and implement robust governance structures to oversee and examine potential changes, ensuring all process and product updates are managed transparently, efficiently and strategically aligned with the project objectives

Project Management

• Lead the design, refinement, and implementation of an HR Management System in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with compliance, best practices, and sustainable operational stability
• Plan and coordinate transformation projects with IT, APD, DPO and other relevant counterparts to achieve defined goals within prescribed time frames and budgets, including developing business case proposals, negotiating staffing requirements, and managing project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies

Supplier Management

• Oversee and guide contractors to ensure they meet performance standards and contractual obligations, while fostering accountability and positive action
• Manage supplier relationships by setting clear expectations, monitoring performance, and ensuring efficient delivery of action plans and documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline, e.g. HR Management, Information Technology, etc
• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with at least 2 years in management role
• HR experience, including solid HR technology experience working in HR systems transformation, design and implementation. preferably with Peoplesoft, SAP Success Factor, Workday
• Broad knowledge of HR business processes (e.g., employee record management, promotion and benefits, leave management, payroll management)
• Strong knowledge of the following disciplines: Project Delivery Life Cycle, Change Management, Vendor Management, Service Transition and Cutover planning
• Experience on agile project delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Effective negotiation skills and excellent influence and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to work independently and under pressure, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, adaptability to change, and good analytical/numerical skills for budget and cost management

Personal & Application Information

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