Global Time & Attendance Product Strategy Lead

Role Overview

• 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.
• 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.
• Act as the central compliance liaison across T&A-related initiatives, translating legislative requirements into clear system controls, coordinating audit responses, and establishing governance frameworks that balance regulatory rigor with scalable 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Track remediation actions resulting from audit findings through to closure.
• Develop and maintain T&A compliance documentation, including control narratives, process maps, risk registers, and change logs.
• Set documentation standards that ensure processes are transparent, traceable, and audit-ready across all operating countries.
• Ensure compliance impact assessments are incorporated into system and process change management.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with global payroll Time & Attendance systems (e.g., Workday Time Tracking, UKG, ADP, Ceridian Dayforce) across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong understanding of T&A compliance requirements, including working time directives, overtime calculations, rest period enforcement, accrual methodologies, and statutory record-keeping obligations
• Knowledge of how collective bargaining agreements influence T&A configuration and operational processing
• Ability to translate functional requirements into scalable system controls
• Ability to interpret labor legislation and translate statutory requirements into operational controls and system functionality
• Experience coordinating audit responses and preparing compliance documentation for regulatory or internal review
• Track record of identifying and mitigating compliance risks in multi-country environments
• Comfortable operating in regulated environments where accuracy and defensible documentation are essential
• Strong project management skills, with experience embedding compliance into agile or hybrid delivery frameworks
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Operations, Implementation, Legal, Compliance) without direct authority
• Experience establishing governance structures that balance risk management with business enablement
• Able to work effectively in complex, matrixed global organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory requirements clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience creating structured documentation that withstands audit and regulatory scrutiny
• Ability to collaborate effectively with country-based compliance experts and global stakeholders across time zones

Benefits

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces