Conversion Project Leader - Canada - On Site

Vensure Employer Services; Westmount; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Project Leader to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on managing client conversions and implementing best practices in payroll and benefits administration. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, with a proven track record in project management and system conversions. You'll be instrumental in collaborating with clients to ensure smooth transitions and enhance operational efficiency. If you're ready to make a positive impact in a growing organization, this position offers significant opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years in payroll/benefits/tax administration required.
• Experience in project management and system conversions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interface with clients on project timelines and resource coordination.
• Lead innovation projects to enhance business processes.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Self-Motivation

Education

2-3 years of payroll/benefits/tax administration

1-3 years project management experience

Experience in system conversion or implementation

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

We are a proud work-from-office company. If you're ready to work on-site in a dynamic, global company, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us
Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector, providing a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). The company and its service providers collectively serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution” headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Vensure helps thousands of businesses streamline and grow their operations with custom strategies that benefit both employers and employees. Find out more by visiting www.vensure.com.

Position Summary
If you are an experienced Project Leader, with knowledge of payroll, tax or benefits administration, and want to join an organization that is growing and has significant opportunities for you to make a positive impact, come join our team. We need an organized and communicative project leader who has prior experience converting/implementing clients and working in the HCM/PEO industry to help us navigate each conversion project. This key player will be instrumental in interfacing with our newly acquired organizations, collaborating with them to obtain information in order to complete a smooth transition for their existing clients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interface directly with conversion clients regarding project timelines, status, requests for information, coordination of resources, identification of risks and upcoming next steps.
• Grow to become a subject matter expert in the System Conversions process, being able to communicate the flow and expectations to all involved (clients, partners, internal resources, vendors, etc).
• Participate in and lead innovation projects to continuously improve the efficiency of business processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.
• Identify project complexity to allow for identification of project resource needs and timelines.
• Provide guidance to team members to assist with issue resolution and coordinate additional internal resources where necessary.
• Lead by example to create an environment where accuracy, teamwork and commitment are expected and supported.
• Provide feedback on associate performance as it relates to completing assigned deliverables timely and with quality.
• Track and provide overall status updates, maintaining project plans and monitoring overall project health.
• Complete post-project lessons learned evaluation to obtain feedback focused on continuously improving the client experience, quality and process.
• Work closely with team manager on resource assignments and needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Self-motivated, professional capable of working with minimal supervision, ability to reflect and hold yourself accountable while working under pressure and meeting concrete deadlines.
• Must have strong organizational skills, be able to prioritize and quickly switch between projects and priorities.
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external employees with diverse backgrounds.
• Better than average written and spoken communication skills with the ability to adjust messaging depending on the audience.
• Operates with a high attention to detail, forward thinking throughout the process to identify & mitigate risk and make necessary adjustments to ensure conversion project success.
• Familiarity with project management software tools and methodologies and best practices.
• Experience seeing projects through from start to finish, ensuring every task is completed.

Education & Experience:

• 2-3 years of payroll/benefits/tax administration required, with experience in PEO, ASO preferred.
• 1-3 years project management experience.
• Prior experience in a system conversion or implementation department required.
• Experience with payroll software/applications preferred.