HR Project Manager

Goodman Masson; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An NGO focused on reproductive health is seeking an experienced HR Project Manager for a contract role in London. The role involves managing the implementation of a new Global Payroll system, ensuring project delivery and compliance while collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have strong project management skills, experience with HR systems, and a proactive communication style. This position offers a competitive daily rate with a hybrid working model, requiring availability to start on short notice.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering HR and payroll system implementations.
• Hands-on HR project management expertise.
• Experience in a complex and international organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the selection process of a new Global Payroll System.
• Manage the full implementation cycle of people and payroll systems.
• Ensure global compliance and effective data governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

HR systems knowledge

Data governance

Tools

MS Project

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

HR Project Manager HR & Payroll Systems Implementation

Location: Hybrid (2 days a week in London Bridge Office)
Salary: GBP260–GBP290 per day (depending on experience) through a privately limited company, outside IR 35
Full–time Contract: Until 31/12/2025

Start date: ASAP Latest of Tuesday 29th of July

Goodman Masson are delighted to exclusively partnering with a globally recognised organisation dedicated to advancing sexual reproductive health care rights and justice, including safe abortion, across diverse communities worldwide. This impactful International NGO is seeking a HR Project Manager. Reporting to the Global Head of HR Operations, Rewards & Benefits, your primary focus will be selecting a new suitable Global Payroll provider, leading the successful implementation of this new payroll system, from beginning to finish, and ensuring it operates smoothly with their current HRIS, Personio.

Ready to lead a transformational global HR systems project with real impact?
We re on the lookout for an experienced HR Project Manager to play a key role in the implementation of a new people and payroll system a game–changing initiative at the heart of this International NGO s HR operations.

This is more than just a project it s an opportunity to shape how HR services are delivered across a truly global organisation, working with passionate stakeholders, cutting–edge technology, and a mission–driven team.

Key responsibilities:

You ll take the lead on delivering HRIT projects from the ground up planning, coordinating, and executing a smooth implementation of people and payroll systems. You ll be responsible for managing the day–to–day delivery of these projects, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholders are engaged, informed, and aligned at every step.

• Lead the selection process of a new Global Payroll System, suitable and tailored to the International NGOs needs
• Oversee the full implementation cycle of people and payroll systems from data gathering and migration through to training and optimisation.
• Proactively manage HR project delivery, with a clear focus on communication, progress updates, and unblocking dependencies.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with global People Partners, tech suppliers, IT, Finance and more translating requirements into solutions and ensuring system rollouts hit the mark.
• Ensure global compliance and effective data governance throughout the process.
• Support training and change management so our HR teams are confident, capable, and future–ready.
• Proven experience delivering HR and payroll system implementations You ve led HR tech projects from planning to fully operational delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills You know how to engage, influence and keep everyone in the loop.
• Hands–on HR project management expertise From coordinating meetings to managing complex workstreams, you keep things moving and aligned.
• Proactive communication style You don t wait to be asked; you re ahead of the curve, flagging needs and updates with clarity and confidence.
• Experience in a complex and international organisation a deep understanding of HR operations, data, and compliance ideally in a global setting and working with international teams

You ll also bring:

• A solid grasp of project management tools (MS Project, SharePoint, Visio etc.)
• Passion for improving HR systems and processes
• Strong analytical, organisational, and decision–making skills
• A collaborative, forward–thinking mindset

The latest possible start date for this role is next Tuesday 29th of July, therefore, we are looking for those who are available at less than a week s notice. If you a have all of the essential experience clearly detailed in bullet point form in your CV under the previous organisations you completed them at, then please send them to my email address: (url removed) or give me a call at (phone number removed).