WFM Technical Lead - EMEIA at Ingersoll Rand · Bengaluru

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Job Title
WFM Technical Lead - EMEIA
Location
Bangalore, India
About Us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job & Division Summary:
We are seeking an experienced ADP Workforce Manager (WFM) Technical Lead & Subject Matter Expert to join our Global HR Systems team. Based in India and reporting to the Director, Global HR Systems, this role will serve as the primary technical owner and expert for the ADP Workforce Manager platform supporting employees across the EMEIA region.
This is a highly specialized, hands-on technical role responsible for the configuration, maintenance, optimization, troubleshooting, and ongoing evolution of the ADP WFM platform. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in workforce management systems, including complex pay rules, schedules, accruals, time collection policies, integrations, interfaces, and system architecture. Experience with ADP Celergo Payroll and workforce management-to-payroll integrations is highly desirable, as the role will collaborate closely with payroll teams to ensure accurate and compliant processing across the EMEIA region. In addition to supporting ADP Workforce Manager, this role will provide technical oversight for legacy time and attendance systems that remain in use across parts of the region.
The role will partner closely with HR, Payroll, IT, and regional business stakeholders to ensure system stability, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and an exceptional user experience. As the platform SME, you will lead technical problem resolution, drive continuous improvement initiatives, support new country implementations, and ensure the workforce management ecosystem operates reliably across multiple countries and payroll environments.
Key Responsibilities
ADP Workforce Manager Platform Ownership
Serve as the primary technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ADP Workforce Manager across the EMEIA region.
Own system configuration, maintenance, enhancements, upgrades, and technical governance of the platform.
Design, configure, and maintain complex workforce management rules, including pay policies, attendance policies, absence management, accruals, scheduling rules, labor allocation, and exception management.
Evaluate system performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve functionality, user experience, efficiency, and compliance.
Technical Support & Troubleshooting
Lead the investigation, diagnosis, and resolution of complex system, configuration, integration, interface, and data-related issues.
Perform root-cause analysis on recurring issues and implement permanent corrective actions.
Troubleshoot inbound and outbound integrations between ADP Workforce Manager, SuccessFactors, payroll systems, and other connected applications.
Monitor system health and data integrity, ensuring issues are identified and resolved before impacting business operations.
Manage and prioritize incidents, service requests, enhancements, and defect resolution activities through ServiceNow, ensuring adherence to established service level agreements (SLAs) and support standards.
Monitor ticket queues, provide timely updates to stakeholders, and ensure issues are resolved within agreed response and resolution timelines.
Develop and maintain knowledge articles, support documentation, and operational procedures to improve support efficiency and user experience.
Implementation & Continuous Improvement
Lead technical workstreams for new ADP Workforce Manager implementations, country rollouts, system enhancements, and migrations.
Support project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization activities.
Review existing system configurations and implement improvements to increase stability, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
Partner with business and functional stakeholders to translate complex workforce and payroll requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Integration & Data Management
Manage and support interfaces between workforce management, HRIS, payroll, and related systems.
Ensure accurate employee, time, attendance, absence, and payroll data flows across integrated platforms.
Validate, reconcile, and resolve data discrepancies impacting payroll processing or regulatory compliance.
Support system testing, regression testing, and validation during updates, enhancements, and releases.
Regional Governance & Support
Establish and maintain global standards, configuration documentation, technical procedures, and support models for workforce management systems across EMEIA.
Provide expert guidance to HR, Payroll, IT, and regional stakeholders on system capabilities, best practices, and solution design.
Support multiple countries simultaneously while balancing competing priorities, timelines, and local legislative requirements.
Act as the escalation point for critical workforce management issues and production support activities.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, Computer Science, Business Systems, or a related discipline.
5+ years of hands-on experience administering, configuring, and supporting workforce management or time and attendance systems.
Deep technical expertise in ADP Workforce Manager, including configuration, troubleshooting, maintenance, testing, and production support.
Demonstrated experience configuring complex workforce management rules, pay policies, work schedules, accrual programs, attendance programs, and time collection processes.
Strong understanding of workforce management system architecture, interfaces, and data structures.
Experience supporting HR, payroll, and time management integrations across enterprise platforms.
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex system issues through structured root-cause analysis.
Experience leading or supporting global or multi-country system implementations and enhancements.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience using ServiceNow or a comparable IT Service Management (ITSM) platform for incident management, service requests, problem management, and change management.
Proven ability to manage support queues, prioritize workloads effectively, and consistently meet or exceed defined SLAs and support performance metrics.
Experience working within structured support and governance frameworks, including ticket management, issue escalation, root cause analysis, and change control processes.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of EMEA payroll and timekeeping practices, labor regulations, and compliance requirements.
Exposure to legacy time and attendance platforms and system migration initiatives.
Experience working within a global HRIS, Payroll, or Workforce Management team.
Experience with ADP Celergo Payroll and an understanding of the integration points between workforce management, payroll, and global payroll operations.
Knowledge of end-to-end payroll processes and how time and attendance data impacts payroll calculation, validation, and processing within ADP environments.

What we Offer
Ownership Works equity program: we believe in the power of employee ownership. All full time permanent employees are eligible to a one-time stock award after successfully completing one year of employment. .
Yearly performance-based bonus, rewarding your hard work and dedication.
Leave Encashments
Maternity/Paternity Leaves
Employee Health covered under Medical, Group Term Life & Accident Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Employee development with LinkedIn Learning
Employee recognition via Awardco
Collaborative, multicultural work environment with a team of dedicated professionals, fostering innovation and teamwork.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.