Project Manager – Payroll Management

United States of America

Contract

1 hour ago

No H1B

Key skills

Payroll ManagementHRISBenefits ManagementWorkforce ManagementHR TransformationPayroll ImplementationPayroll TransformationPayroll MigrationPayroll IntegrationPayroll ProcessesPayroll CompliancePayroll CyclesPayroll ReconciliationPayroll TestingPayroll Go-live ActivitiesPayroll VendorsADPWorkday PayrollSAP SuccessFactorsSAP HCMPeopleSoftUKG/KronosRequirements GatheringBacklog ManagementStakeholder ManagementProject PlanningRisk ManagementDelivery ExecutionHRIS IntegrationTimekeeping SystemsBenefits SystemsFinance/GL SystemsBanking SystemsThird-party SystemsGlobal Payroll ProgramsMulti-country Payroll ProgramsAgileScrumWaterfallHybrid Delivery ModelsJiraAzure DevOpsConfluenceMS ProjectSmartsheetPMP CertificationCSM CertificationSAFe CertificationExecutive ReportingGoAzureSAPWorkdayProject ManagementCommunication

About this role

AsceticVoyage is seeking a Project Manager for Payroll Management. The role involves leading payroll transformation and implementation projects, ensuring successful delivery through coordination with various teams and managing project governance.

Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end payroll transformation and implementation projects
Drive requirements, planning, stakeholder alignment, risks, dependencies, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare
Coordinate across business, technical teams, and payroll vendors to ensure successful delivery
Manage payroll testing (SIT, UAT, parallel runs, reconciliation) and production readiness
Provide project governance, status reporting, and executive communication

Requirements:

8–10 years of IT Project Management experience delivering Payroll, HRIS, Benefits, Workforce Management, or HR Transformation projects
Proven experience leading payroll implementation, transformation, migration, or integration initiatives
Strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance, payroll cycles, reconciliation, testing, and go-live activities
Experience working with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance teams, and external payroll vendors
Exposure to payroll/HCM platforms such as ADP, Workday Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, PeopleSoft, UKG/Kronos, or similar solutions
Strong experience in requirements gathering, backlog management, stakeholder management, project planning, risk management, and delivery execution
Experience managing integrations between HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, benefits, finance/GL, banking, and third-party systems
Excellent communication, executive reporting, and stakeholder management skills
Experience working with technical teams to define and design solutions
Experience managing global or multi-country payroll programs
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery models
Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project, or Smartsheet
PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent certification preferred