Payroll Transformation Leader | AI & Change Enablement

Capgemini Invent; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits

Mental Health support

Job summary

Capgemini Invent seeks a Payroll Transformation lead to drive advisory projects across clients, delivering on time and within budget. You will build trusted client relationships, run workshops, and guide teams in process reengineering supported by AI/RPA tooling.

Role requires strong payroll expertise, UK legislation knowledge, and experience in consulting or matrixed environments. Hybrid working is embedded; London/Glasgow base options available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR and Payroll projects, enabled by cloud technologies (e.g. SAP, Workday, Oracle).
• Knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance.
• Ability to manage discovery, data migration, integrations, testing and go-live.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Payroll Transformation and advisory projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to support project activities and deliverables.
• Enable process reengineering and change management to support projects.
• Provide strategic guidance and technical Payroll expertise to clients and teams.
• Contribute to design of tools, enabled by AI/RPA and Machine Learning to support projects.
• Manage, coach, and develop junior members of the team, supporting their personal development and driving team growth.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends to continuously improve our offerings.

Skills

Payroll transformation

Project management

Stakeholder management

UK payroll legislation

Change management

SAP

Workday

Oracle

Tools

SAP

Workday

Oracle

Job description

Capgemini Invent seeks a Payroll Transformation lead to drive advisory projects across clients, delivering on time and within budget. You will build trusted client relationships, run workshops, and guide teams in process reengineering supported by AI/RPA tooling.

Role requires strong payroll expertise, UK legislation knowledge, and experience in consulting or matrixed environments. Hybrid working is embedded; London/Glasgow base options available.