Engagement Manager (HCM Implementation)

Job Description

Role: Engagement Manager (HRIS Implementation)

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

About Darwinbox:

Darwinbox is Asia's fastest-growing HR technology platform, designing the future of work by building the world's best HR tech, driven by a fierce focus on employee experience and customer success, and continuous, iterative innovation. We are the preferred choice of 900+ global enterprises to manage their 2.5 million+ employees across 116+ countries.

Darwinbox's new-age HCM suite competes with local as well as global players in the enterprise technology space (such as SAP, Oracle, and Workday). The firm has acquired notable customers ranging from large conglomerates to unicorn start-ups: Nivea, Starbucks, Swiggy, DLF, Crisil, CRED, Vedanta, Mahindra, Glenmark, Gokongwei Group, Mitra Adiperkasa, EFS Facilities Management, VNG Corporation, and many more.

Our vision of building a world-class product company from Asia is backed by marquee global investors like Microsoft, Salesforce, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Why Darwinbox

The rate at which our product and market presence are growing is unprecedented. We're a Rocketship. We're not planning on slowing down anytime soon. And that's why we need you! You'll experience a culture of:

1. Disproportionate Rewards
2. Accelerated Growth
3. Wellbeing First
4. Nurtured Learning
5. Life-long Relationships

Why Darwinbox

The rate at which our product and market presence are growing is unprecedented. We're a Rocketship. We're not planning on slowing down anytime soon. And that's why we need you! You'll experience a culture of:

1. Disproportionate Rewards
2. Accelerated Growth
3. Wellbeing First
4. Nurtured Learning
5. Life-long Relationships

Role Summary

Lead endtoend implementation of Darwinbox HCM solutions (Core HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Performance, etc.), ensuring seamless delivery from kick-off through golive and postimplementation support.

Key Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and resource allocation
• Drive full project lifecycle: planning, configuration, testing (UAT), deployment, and postgolive support
• Conduct discovery sessions to gather business requirements and translate them into system configurations
• Manage stakeholders (clients, HR, IT, internal teams), run governance calls, SteerCo meetings, and weekly cadences
• Identify, escalate, and resolve project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
• Track project health metrics, maintain documentation, manage change requests, and control deliverables
• Collaborate with product and technical teams on integrations, data migration, and reporting
• Lead user training sessions, manage change adoption, and ensure client readiness

Qualifications

• 812 years experience in HRMS/SaaS implementation (HR domain preferred), with 4+ years in Darwinbox/Workday/OracleFusion HCM deployments
• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field; MBA is a plus
• Certifications like Darwinbox, PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile CSM preferred
• Strong knowledge of HR processes: Core HR, payroll, leave, attendance, performance management

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proficient in planning tools (JIRA, Zoho Projects, MS Project) and MS Office suite
• Familiarity with data migration, APIs, Excel/SQL/spreadsheets
• Strong project governance, risk mitigation, and multistakeholder coordination capabilities
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and drive projects under tight timelines