Payroll Project Manager

Humero; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Humero Recruitment Partners are partnering with a strong Australian brand to recruit a Payroll Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract based in Brisbane. You will lead a payroll system implementation, coordinating internal teams with a vendor and implementation partners to deliver a robust go-live and post-live support.

Expect visibility with senior leadership and a focus on awards and enterprise agreements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large payroll or workforce management projects, such as new system implementations or replacements.
• Strong grounding in payroll operations, controls and risk within award and EA settings.
• Hands-on experience with data migration, testing, parallel runs and go-live cutover.
• Experience integrating payroll with time and attendance and HRIS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own program delivery, keeping scope, timeline, budget and risk on track and reporting progress to senior stakeholders.
• Run requirements workshops and drive market assessment, procurement and system selection.
• Work with the vendor and implementation partners to shape a solution that meets award and agreement obligations.
• Lead data migration planning and the connections between payroll, time and attendance and HR platforms.
• Shape the testing approach, including parallel pay runs, and guide training, communications and readiness through to BAU.

Skills

Payroll project management

Stakeholder management

Data migration

Vendor management

System implementation

Risk management

Budgeting

Tools

HRIS integration

Procurement tools

Vendor management tools

Data migration tools

Job description

Payroll Project Manager – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Brisbane

Humero Recruitment Partners are exclusively partnering with a strong Australian brand to recruit a Payroll Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract based in Brisbane. The business isgoing through a systems projectand needs a seasoned project manager who understands payroll and can steer the program from the first workshop to the day the new system goes live. You’ll be a visible figure to senior leadership, delivering in an environment where awards and enterprise agreements add real complexity.

The Role

You’ll be the person accountable for getting this program over the line on time, on budget and with risks under control. You’ll bring together internal teams, the chosen vendor and implementation partners, and guide the work through every phase, from choosing the right system to settling it into everyday operations. This suits someone who pairs strong payroll knowledge with disciplined delivery and the credibility to bring stakeholders along.

Key Responsibilities

• Own program delivery, keeping scope, timeline, budget and risk on track and reporting progress to senior stakeholders
• Run requirements workshops and use the outcomes to drive market assessment, procurement and system selection
• Work with the vendor and implementation partners to shape a solution that meets award and agreement obligations
• Lead data migration planning and the connections between payroll, time and attendance and HR platforms
• Shape the testing approach, including parallel pay runs, and guide training, communications and readiness through to BAU

About You

• A track record delivering large payroll or workforce management projects, such as new system implementations or replacements
• Solid grounding in payroll operations, controls and risk within award and EA settings
• Hands-on experience with data migration, testing, parallel runs and go-live cutover
• Experience integrating payroll with time and attendance and HRIS platforms
• Exposure to vendor selection, procurement and working with implementation partners

What’s on Offer

• 12-month fixed term contract based in Brisbane
• A chance to lead a payroll project from start to finish
• Complex, varied work with real accountability for the result
• The opportunity to leave a lasting mark on how payroll runs

If you’re an experienced payroll project professional ready to lead an exciting new project, we’d love to hear from you.