Product Owner HCM Core Solutions

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its
entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

In our "HR IT Solutions" area, the "HCM Core Solutions" team plays an important role by providing tools and solutions as well as core employee data to fulfill various needs for our HR department.

To strengthen this team, we are immediately seeking a committed and experienced leader as a Product Owner for our HCM Core Solutions.

• Provide functional leadership and direction to the HCM Core Solutions team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

• Mentor and support team members in their professional development and career growth.

• Lead the development and management of the HCM Core Solutions roadmap, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and HR strategy.

• Supervise the delivery of international IT projects for HCM Core Solutions, such as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, by guiding the team to ensure successful execution.

• Prioritize and manage the product backlog, keeping an adequate balance between projects, operations, and capacities.

• Drive the adoption and integration of new HCM Core solution features across the organization and support technical integration with Vitesco (Merger Schaeffler/Vitesco).

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of HCM Core solutions, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget while safeguarding a stable system operation.

• Act as a point of contact for stakeholders, facilitating discussions and decisions regarding product features, timelines, priorities and expectations as well as product vision.

• Collaborate with the other HR IT Teams to ensure integrative solutions especially were demands affect multiple teams/solutions.
• Works closely with the leadership team consisting of the People & Competence manager (PCM), the Scrum Master (SCM) and the Product Group Owner HR IT Solutions.

• Completed studies in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification.

• Several years of team leader experience and strong leadership skills incl. motivation, coaching, managing complex situations, team transformation.

• Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role, specifically within HR IT.

• Several years of experience in SAP HCM (PA/OM) and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

• Several years of experience in implementation of digitization projects.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools, such as Scrum, Kanban, JIRA.

• Good understanding of enterprise integration, and the specific challenges related to interacting with complex ERP environments is very beneficial.

• Fluent in English, German skills are beneficial.

• Our expertise to drive results through our Onboarding Program in a professional & dynamic team.

• A company culture that stands by our employees through our medical subscription plans: medical insurance, life insurance, 1000 RON net/Year for dental services.

• A work environment focused on wellbeing and sustainability, as the key scope of our business is electrification in the automotive industry.

• The freedom to work from anywhere: our "Mobile Work Policy" gives our employees the opportunity to achieve the best possible balance between work and their private life.

• Competitive salary based on performance, commitment and results.

• 13th Salary.

• 40 RON/net meal tickets.

• An empowering working environment through our Mentorship & Coaching Programs.

• Possibility of cross-moves, which allows an individual professional path, aligning the future career with our product diversity.

We also encourage our employees to pursue their interests, skills, experiences and talents and we support them with: Bookster subscription, sport activities, discounts to our partners, trainings, growing number of vacation days, referral bonuses etc.

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

Your Contact
Vitesco Technologies Engineering Romania SRL
Cristian Tudose