Global Program Manager, HR Time & Payroll Transformation
About this role
Do you want to lead a truly global, multi-year HR technology and business transformation? We are looking for an experienced project management professional for an international technology company operating in industrial solutions, energy, marine industries, and demanding global customer environments.
About the role
Our client is a large international technology company operating globally at the intersection of industrial solutions, energy solutions, and the marine industry. The company has launched a strategically significant global HR Time & Payroll Transformation program, aimed at renewing, harmonizing, and digitalizing time management and payroll processes, as well as the related application and vendor landscape, on a global scale.
This is a multi-year transformation program involving multiple countries, vendors, and internal stakeholders. The program will be rolled out in phases across several countries, approximately 10-12 countries at a time. As Global Program Manager, you will own the end-to-end delivery of the program. You will ensure that multiple projects, vendors, regional rollouts, timelines, dependencies, and stakeholders remain aligned as one well-managed program. The role requires strong program management experience, the ability to create clarity in complexity, and a firm yet collaborative approach to decision-making, risk management, dependencies, and driving progress.
This role is particularly well suited for an experienced Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Transformation Lead, or Delivery Lead with a background in international HR, payroll, time management, HRIS, ERP, or other enterprise platform transformation programs.
The employment relationship will initially be a 6-9-month fixed-term contract, to be specified during the recruitment process, through Academic Work. During this period, our client company will run their own recruitment process for a permanent Program Manager role, as this transformation program will continue for many