Key Accountabilities

• Drive the implementation of a new payroll from start to finish, meeting agreed scope and timeline.
• Responsible for planning, leading, organising and motivating project teams, to ensure they achieve a high level of performance and quality expected by our clients and key stakeholders.
• Creation of robust project plan as well as coordination and execution of project deliverables in line with the project plan on time and budget.
• Develop and execute a change management strategy, to support a smooth transition for the new payroll and processes within the organisation.
• Design and implement project workshops and deliver to the relevant stakeholders if required
• Execute day-to-day project tasks ensuring that timelines are met
• Monitor, track and report project progress and status
• Record and proactively resolve project issues and risks in a timely manner, escalating when necessary
• Communicate with clients and key stakeholders to ensure processes are managed efficiently and relationships are maintained at all times.
• Ensure at all times that actions and responsibilities are carried out in accordance with internal processes, legislation and Data Protection Act (GDPR) guidelines.

Main Activities

Project Management

• Identify and agree project scope, deliverables and create appropriate project documentation in line with internal project methodology including project plan, risks and issues log
• Successfully manage the relationship with the client and key stakeholders, communicating effectively at all times
• Identify and document business requirement details based upon current and potential future state processing
• Coordinate and facilitate process mapping workshops for projects relating to new/or changes to existing processes aligned to Reward Operations pre-defined core process and Lean initiatives
• To ensure attendance at appropriate project meetings and the completion of any project related tasks and/or testing tasks that may arise.
• Co-ordinate, implement and prepare business readiness plans for handover to operational payroll teams including closing down a project and facilitating lessons learnt.

Change Management

• To ensure the changes are managed through the appropriate change management process, the change is coordinated, tested and communicated as appropriate across all areas of the Reward Operations organisation.
• Support changing systems/business requirements, ensure that the relevant documentation compiled, assisting business users where necessary.

Key Qualities

• Proven experience leading payroll transformation or system implementation projects
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, legislation and compliance in the UK
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, both verbal and written at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative but also working as part of a small team.
• Demonstrates a 'can-do' attitude, positive mindset, is self- motivated and has the ability to manage own time effectively.
• Experience of computerised systems, Workday and SAP would be desirable. Excellent skills in the use of Google Applications.
• Project management qualification e.g. Prince 2 would be desirable.