Payroll Project Manager

Description

Position Title: Project Manager - LATAM Payroll

Location: Americas, preferably LATAM

Reports To: Director, Payroll Projects

Purpose:

Describe the primary goals, objectives or functions or outputs of this position.

• Client is seeking a strong project manager for a critical multi-year payroll project planned within the HR Operations organization.
• The Project Manager will lead the implementation of payroll solutions for LATAM region.
• This multi-year, multi-million-dollar project requires exceptional project management and leadership skills to ensure a successful transition to a new vendor provider.
• This role operates within the Client Payroll & Time Operations function and collaborates with Regional Payroll Teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of new payroll solutions for all Latin America countries.
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams involving HR Operations, Technology, Comp & Ben, Treasury, and accounting teams within Client.
• Guide and direct with Client Payroll Country Operations SMEs during implementation.
• Oversee all project phases, including design, configuration, testing, cutover, and hyper-care.
• Coordinate with technology teams to develop integration solutions and manage data between Workday HCM and vendor systems.
• Operate under the Project Management Office (PMO) and established governance structures.
• Partner with the vendor’s implementation and account teams to drive joint success.
• Manage change effectively by engaging key stakeholders, including Country HR, Regional HR, and Finance Directors and their teams.
• Manage aggressive timelines and budgets to achieve project milestones.
• Report and manage the RAID Log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies).
• Utilize project management tools such as MS Project and Smartsheet.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Human Resources.
• Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese language.
• 5+ years of operational experience managing projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in managing large, complex projects; previous payroll implementation projects are preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese language is preferred.
• Strong leadership qualities with a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Prior work experience with any payroll providers is an advantage.

Are you open to look at candidates willing to relocate at their own expense? NO

What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position?

• Payroll operational experience and processing payroll for a country, excluding USA and PR
• Communicate in English and Spanish
• Experience with payroll vendor/platform changes
• Effective work management, prioritization, time management, and organization skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, as well as to get results through collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Candidate that worked previously of payroll change system
• Testing payroll process
• Work day system experience

What is a nice to have (but not required) skill, experience, education, or certification?

In what type of environment would this individual be working (i.e.: Team; Individual; type of office, etc.) ?

• Daily Work Schedule Expectations Monday to Friday -

Is overtime offered or required?

• Maybe need

Does this position offer the ability to work remotely on a regular basis or is it required to be onsite? Onsite

If remote opportunity exists what are the options (i.e., 1 day remote, 4 days on-site)? Pending Confirmation

Is the new hire going to be working with Toxins? NO

• Managed LATAM payroll
• Payroll changed on 13 countries
• Mexico Colombia/Argentina/Panama