Senior Program Manager / Program Director

Talent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent in Sydney is seeking a Senior Program Manager / Project Director to lead a complex SAP HCM and Payroll transformation for a large national organisation. The role requires consolidating HR systems and payroll processes into a unified platform.

You will manage governance, budgets, delivery teams, and executive stakeholders, with responsibilities spanning SAP SuccessFactors, data migration, testing, cutover and business readiness.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior program management or project director experience.
• Delivery across HCM and Payroll, not only one discipline.
• Strong SAP transformation background with SAP SuccessFactors exposure.
• Accountability for complex, multi-workstream programs with budgets and partners.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management and program governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and end-to-end accountability for a major SAP HCM and Payroll transformation.
• Oversee consolidation of HR systems, payroll processes and operating models.
• Lead program governance, budgets, delivery teams and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Manage dependencies across SAP SuccessFactors, payroll, integrations, data migration, testing, cutover and readiness.
• Drive transformation outcomes across technology, people and processes.

Skills

Senior Program Management

Project Director

SAP HCM

Payroll Transformation

SAP SuccessFactors

Executive stakeholder management

Program governance

Tools

SAP

Job description

Senior Program Manager / Project Director – SAP HCM & Payroll Transformation

Sydney CBD Hybrid | 6-9 Month Contract

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager / Project Director to lead a complex, enterprise-wide SAP HCM and Payroll transformation for a large national organisation.

This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on consolidating multiple businesses, HR systems, payroll processes and workforce operating models into a unified platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and end-to-end accountability for a major SAP HCM and Payroll transformation.
• Oversee the consolidation of HR systems, payroll processes, workforce data and operating models across multiple business entities.
• Lead program governance, budgets, delivery teams, implementation partners and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Manage complex dependencies across SAP SuccessFactors, payroll, integrations, data migration, testing, cutover and business readiness.
• Drive successful transformation outcomes across technology, people and business processes.

Essential Experience

• Extensive Senior Program Management or Project Director experience leading large-scale enterprise transformations.
• Significant delivery experience across BOTH HCM and Payroll, not solely one discipline.
• Strong SAP transformation background, including SAP SuccessFactors exposure.
• Proven accountability for complex, multi-workstream programs involving substantial budgets, delivery teams and implementation partners.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management, commercial acumen and program governance capabilities.

This opportunity requires an established transformation leader with proven end-to-end program accountability, rather than an individual project or functional workstream lead.

Candidates must be based in Sydney to be considered.