Overview In this role you will lead end-to-end HR technology and payroll transformation programs in a consultancy setting, coordinating across HR, IT, and business functions to deliver on time and to quality. You’ll work with Kronos UKG, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM to drive multi-workstream initiatives, manage governance, data migration, and change adoption. The position involves engaging senior stakeholders and ensuring GDPR-compliant, secure rollouts. This is a delivery-focused opportunity to shape HR solutions for clients in London.
Responsibilities - Lead HR technology and payroll transformation projects from initiation through go-live and hypercare
- Manage scope, plans, RAID, budget, dependencies and governance in line with delivery frameworks
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, vendors and third-party implementation partners
- Oversee requirements gathering, process mapping, solution design, configuration oversight, integrations, testing and cutover planning
- Drive delivery across Kronos UKG, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM workstreams, aligning with HR operating model and compliance needs
- Prepare and present status reporting, steering pack materials and decision papers for senior stakeholders
- Manage change impacts, communications, training coordination and adoption planning for successful rollout
- Ensure data migration, security, controls and audit requirements including GDPR considerations
Key requirements - Demonstrable experience as an HR Project Manager delivering HR systems and/or payroll projects within consultancy or advisory settings
- Strong HR domain knowledge including core HR, payroll, time and attendance, and HR service delivery processes
- Hands-on project delivery experience involving Kronos UKG, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM
- Experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners and multi-workstream programmes
- Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, facilitate workshops and drive decisions
- Strong understanding of SDLC/implementation lifecycles, test phases (SIT/UAT), cutover and hypercare
- Excellent documentation and reporting skills, with clear communication in written and spoken English
- stakeholder management
- facilitation
- clear communication
- Kronos UKG
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP HCM
