Technical Project Manager, Payroll

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead the comprehensive lifecycle execution of the Payroll Transformation Programme, from design and planning through to stabilization and realization of benefits.

• Engage actively in delivery specifics, including updates to plans, workstream check-ins, and resolution of issues.

• Re-establish programme scope, milestones, budgets, and success criteria while implementing effective governance.

• Facilitate integrations among payroll, HR, finance, and time-tracking systems.

• Promote cross-functional collaboration across Technology, Finance, HR, and regional operations.

• Supervise system configuration, data cleansing, migration, and validation processes.

• Complete the gathering of requirements along with functional and technical specifications.

• Coordinate user acceptance testing, parallel payroll runs, and cutover planning activities.

• Monitor risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring the implementation of mitigation strategies.

• Maintain RAID logs, project plans, decision records, governance documentation, and audit-ready approval trails.

• Manage external payroll vendors, consultants, and implementation partners, including Statements of Work (SOWs), escalations, and performance evaluations.

• Enforce compliance with contractual timelines, quality, and scope through Service Level Agreements (SLAs), milestone acceptance, and change control processes.

• Serve as the primary contact for senior leadership and internal sponsors.

• Prepare executive-level reports detailing progress, risks, and necessary decisions.

• Develop and manage change, training, and communication strategies.

• Support the adoption and integration of new processes, controls, and governance frameworks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in delivering large, complex projects or programmes.

• Proven track record of leading payroll, HRIS, ERP, or finance system implementations.

• Strong grasp of global payroll processing, compliance, taxation, and auditing requirements.

• Demonstrated proficiency in managing multi-workstream programmes.

• Experience in taking over and stabilizing a programme mid-delivery, including re-planning phases that are in design and planning.

• Hands-on delivery expertise, comfortable working directly with plans, configurations, and testing activities rather than solely at a steering-committee level.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills at all levels, including C-suite interactions.

• Proven experience in managing third-party providers, including contract, SLA, and performance management.

• Expertise in project governance, documentation standards, RAID management, budgeting, and reporting.

• Outstanding problem-solving, negotiation, and facilitation abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination.

• Supportive and inclusive work environment.

• Opportunities for personal growth and career advancement.