Senior Project Manager
About this role
Senior Project Manager – Payroll System Implementation & HR Transformation (Robotics)
We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a complex, global Payroll System Implementation & HR Transformation initiative within an international organization.
This is a senior, hands-on project management role with responsibility for driving end-to-end payroll implementations across multiple countries, while also leading discovery and transformation activities within Payroll, Employee Life Cycle, and Time & Attendance.
A critical success factor in this assignment is exceptional stakeholder management. You will work closely with stakeholders across HR, IT, Finance, local business teams, external vendors, and senior leadership. The ability to communicate effectively, build strong relationships, influence decisions, and create alignment across different functions and geographies is therefore essential.
The assignment is ideal for a Senior Project Manager who combines strategic thinking with a strong delivery mindset and enjoys being actively involved throughout the entire transformation journey.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end payroll implementation projects from initiation and discovery through go-live, stabilization, and operational handover.
- Plan and facilitate country-specific discovery workshops covering Payroll, Employee Life Cycle, and Time & Attendance.
- Assess current-state processes and requirements and support the definition of scalable future-state solutions.
- Define and manage project scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and governance.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, decision logs, and executive status reporting.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities across HR, IT, Finance, Payroll, local business teams, and external vendors.
- Manage payroll system implementations, Workday-to-Payroll integrations, interfaces, and data migration activities.
- Ensure solutions and implementation activities comply with l