Hybrid Payroll & T&A Integration Manager - EMEA

Michael Kors; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cross-brand Discount

Exclusive Employee Sales

Generous Holiday Schedule and Vacation

Summer Fridays

Internal mobility across Capri Brands

Hybrid working (3 days a week in the 7

Job summary

Michael Kors in London is seeking a Payroll & Time & Attendance Integration Manager (EMEA) on a 2-year temporary basis to drive Legion data integration across 20 European countries. You will design automated, secure data flows between Legion and multiple payroll platforms and collaborate across HR, IT, and external vendors.

The role requires deep payroll+T&A domain knowledge, experience with external payroll providers, and strong stakeholder management in a fast-paced, multi-country environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Time & Attendance system implementations within the EMEA region, with good understanding of local payroll legislation and country-specific statutory requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in payroll integration across multiple countries and payroll software platforms.
• Hands-on experience working with external payroll providers.
• Background in: Payroll & T&A vendors (e.g. UKG, Replicon, Legion, or similar), or Consulting firms specializing in payroll, workforce management, or HR systems, or In-house payroll transformation roles.

Responsibilities

• Support the EMEA rollout of the Legion Time & Attendance system in close partnership with HR, Payroll, Retail Operations, IT, and PMO.
• Act as a functional and integration subject-matter expert for Legion payroll-relevant data (time, attendance, absences, overtime, premiums).
• Ensure local business needs and payroll requirements are accurately reflected in system configuration.
• Ensure labor compliance in the system such as rest periods, maximum number of working hours, etc.
• Own the end-to-end flow of data from Legion into all payroll systems used across EMEA.
• Analyze and map Legion outputs to the input requirements of multiple payroll software solutions used by different providers.
• Define and implement automation solutions (APIs, secure file integrations, standardized interfaces) to enable payroll processing without manual data manipulation.
• Partner with IT, Legion, and payroll vendors to establish validation rules, reconciliation processes, and exception handling frameworks.
• Design controlled workaround solutions where full automation is not supported.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Michael Kors and external payroll providers on all matters related to Legion data integration.
• Coordinate payroll integration testing, parallel payroll runs, and go-live activities country by country, ensuring thorough validation and issue resolution.
• Manage timelines, dependencies, and risks linked to payroll cutoffs and statutory deadlines.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to multi-country payroll integration, including vendor dependencies, data inconsistencies, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Apply strong knowledge of European payroll rules, labor regulations, and local requirements to ensure accurate payroll data processing.
• Ensure integration meets GDPR, data security, and audit requirements.
• Document country-specific differences, data rules, and payroll dependencies.
• Maintain detailed documentation of interfaces, data structures, data ownership assignments, validation rules, and country requirements.
• Audit & compliance readiness
• Identify opportunities to further simplify, standardize, and optimize payroll integrations across EMEA.

Job description

Michael Kors in London is seeking a Payroll & Time & Attendance Integration Manager (EMEA) on a 2-year temporary basis to drive Legion data integration across 20 European countries. You will design automated, secure data flows between Legion and multiple payroll platforms and collaborate across HR, IT, and external vendors.

The role requires deep payroll+T&A domain knowledge, experience with external payroll providers, and strong stakeholder management in a fast-paced, multi-country environment.