Interim HR Transformation Lead: Payroll Outsourcing

Confidential Jobs; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs in Manchester City Centre is seeking an experienced Interim HR Transformation Lead to own a high-priority change programme. You will lead outsourcing of payroll, accelerate the HR system rollout and establish an effective shared-services operation.

This hands-on delivery role requires rapid assessment, clear planning and coordination across HR, payroll, finance, technology and external partners to deliver controlled change at pace while maintaining employee continuity.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery of outsourced payroll implementations or payroll-provider transitions.
• Strong track record delivering HR systems at pace including data migration, testing and go-live.
• Experience establishing or leading HR shared services in a changing organisation.
• Ownership of complex HR transformation from assessment through implementation and stabilisation.
• Experience managing external suppliers and working across HR, finance, technology and operations.
• Strong programme management and senior stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to move between strategic decisions and detailed delivery without losing momentum.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transition to outsourced payroll service with supplier mobilisation, testing, cutover and stabilisation.
• Drive implementation of a new HR system with design decisions, data migration, integrations, testing and go-live readiness.
• Design and embed an efficient HR shared-services model with clear scope, ownership, SLAs and controls.
• Assess status, confirm priorities, dependencies and risks; establish a delivery plan with accountable owners.
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party providers; challenge slippage and resolve issues affecting delivery.
• Implement governance with milestones, decisions, risk reporting and progress updates for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure data, process, security, and compliance requirements are addressed throughout implementation.
• Manage business readiness and change activities including communications, training and handover to BAU.
• Guide HR through transition maintaining momentum in a fast-moving environment.

Skills

Payroll outsourcing

HR systems

HR shared services

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Data migration

Risk management

External suppliers

Job description

Confidential Jobs in Manchester City Centre is seeking an experienced Interim HR Transformation Lead to own a high-priority change programme. You will lead outsourcing of payroll, accelerate the HR system rollout and establish an effective shared-services operation.

This hands-on delivery role requires rapid assessment, clear planning and coordination across HR, payroll, finance, technology and external partners to deliver controlled change at pace while maintaining employee continuity.