Managing Director, HCM
Stephanie Coward is Managing Director for HCM at IRIS, where she leads the strategy, innovation and growth of the organisation’s HR and payroll portfolio. She is responsible for positioning IRIS as a trusted partner to HR professionals and ensuring its solutions support the evolving needs of modern workforces.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the technology sector, Stephanie brings deep commercial and operational expertise, with a passion for improving the employee experience through technology.
Stephanie is committed to advancing IRIS’ HCM offering and helping organisations build more resilient, empowered workforces.
When it comes to offering client payrolls, the difference between a burden and a revenue stream ultimately comes down to one aspect: the software. Many accountancy firms are quietly walking away from payroll as the admin is...
Stephanie Coward | 1st April 2026 | 4 min read
Talent shortages are intensifying. Employee expectations are rising. And a new generation of candidates is scrutinising employers more carefully than ever before. Yet despite all of this, the majority of UK businesses are still running...
Stephanie Coward | 24th March 2026 | 7 min read
HR professionals are the people everyone turns to. They're the ones fielding difficult conversations, managing redundancies, navigating new legislation, championing mental health initiatives, and somehow keeping the entire people function running. And they're expected to do all of this...
Stephanie Coward | 23rd March 2026 | 6 min read
Can you hear the birds chirping? Have you noticed the daffodils flowering? That can only mean one thing: spring has arrived, and with that, Staffology Payroll has received some great new features! In this blog,...
Stephanie Coward | 18th March 2026 | 2 min read
Spring brings brighter days, warmer weather and some exciting new features for Cascade. Our team has been hard at work, upgrading and expanding the system functionality. In this blog, we’ve covered some of the recent...
Stephanie Coward | 10th March 2026 | 2 min read
Originally planned for April 2026, the mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BiK) is delayed until 6 April 2027. This change marks a major shift away from the traditional P11D/P11D(b) reporting cycle. Now, while the...
Stephanie Coward | | 5 min read
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