HR Technology Manager in Watford

As our HR Technology Manager, you will be the strategic driver behind Epson’s HR technology future. Your mission is to design, evolve, and optimise a modern HR systems landscape—centred on SAP SuccessFactors and integrated downstream platforms including UKG HR Service Delivery—that empowers our people, simplifies processes, and enables data driven decision making across the business. You will act as the bridge between HR, IT, and wider business stakeholders, translating organisational needs into smart, scalable system solutions. By shaping a clear technology roadmap, overseeing critical projects, and ensuring seamless integrations, you will help Epson shift from transactional HR operations to a more digital, automated, and transformational people experience.

Leading and developing the HR Technology team, you will foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. Ultimately, your mission is to ensure our HR technology not only supports today’s operations but actively enables our long‑term business strategy.

What You Will Do

• Manage the HR Technology ecosystem to support business goals, compliance, and future growth.
• Develop and communicate a clear roadmap for system enhancements and releases.
• Lead and advise on HR Technology projects, ensuring robust planning, documentation, risk management, and reporting.
• Provide regular updates to HR Leadership and support realistic, informed decision‑making.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and SMEs to ensure effective communication and timely delivery.
• Recommend improvements and maintain project dashboards covering milestones, budgets, and risks.
• Oversee governance for development, testing, and implementation of system changes.
• Analyse and approve upgrades, new technologies, and integrations across the HR architecture.
• Drive automation and efficiency across systems and integrations.
• Perform configuration work where needed, including business rules, fields, and permissions.
• Collaborate with downstream system owners or vendors to implement required technical adjustments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the HR Technology team, fostering performance, capability, diversity, and inclusion.

What We Ask For

• Strong HR Technology experience, including significant SAP SuccessFactors knowledge.
• UKG HR Service Delivery (Peopledoc) experience would be a bonus.
• Solid understanding of API/SFTP integrations.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills (SuccessFactors Stories or similar tools).
• Experience managing HRIS projects in dynamic environments.
• Project management training (APM/PRINCE2) is a plus.
• HR background or strong understanding of HR processes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Detail‑focused, process‑driven, and able to maintain a strategic view.
• Strong problem‑solving and solution‑design skills.

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

You will have access to a wide range of flexible benefits including a strong contributory pension plan, private healthcare, life cover, gym membership, an Employee Assistance Programme, employee discounts on Epson and Seiko products, and more. Epson also promotes hybrid working, with a minimum of 25 days holiday per year.

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running. Epson is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any necessary accommodations during the application and assessment process, as well as upon joining our team. If you require additional assistance for your application or wheelchair access to our facilities, please email recruitment@epson.eu. A member of our team will be happy to assist you.