Senior Project Lead - Payroll and Timekeeping

DSL-MiniMed (UK) Limited; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Senior Payroll and Timekeeping Program Lead to oversee global payroll projects, align HR, IT and vendors, and drive improvements across regions. The role requires strong project governance, regulatory awareness, and data analysis to ensure accurate processing and reporting.

The ideal candidate will manage complex timelines, collaborate with stakeholders, and support audits while guiding system enhancements and change management in a global context.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll and timekeeping systems in a global context.
• Ability to manage global programme projects and vendors.
• Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage global payroll and timekeeping project plans and implementations across regions.
• Serve as primary liaison between HR Centers of Expertise, IT, and third‑party vendors.
• Recommend, implement, and plan for payroll/timekeeping system improvements and new features.
• Support compliance activities related to local, regional, and international payroll regulations and tax laws.
• Provide program‑level analysis to support decision making and process improvements.
• Maintain meeting cadence, document actions, and drive accountability across workstreams.
• Support internal and external audits including SOX compliance activities.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans across all workstreams.
• Define and track milestones, timelines, and dependencies.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and blockers; update plans accordingly.
• Communicate schedule changes and impacts to stakeholders.
• Ensure cross‑functional dependencies are visible and managed.
• Report on project health using status indicators.

Skills

Payroll systems

HCM software

Global programme mgmt

Project management

Data analysis

Excel

English skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

The Senior Payroll and Timekeeping Program Lead plays a critical role in management and oversight for payroll processes serving as a vital link between the HR Centers of Expertise, vendors and IT, to design, integrate and implement core Payroll and Timekeeping technologies. The successful candidate combines Human Resource and specialized system knowledge to recommend, implement, and plan for improvements, enhancements, and new features for systems. This role requires the ability to quickly develop a working understanding of payroll and timekeeping processes, systems, and terminology — sufficient to effectively project manage cross‑functional initiatives, facilitate informed discussions with subject matter experts, and drive program outcomes without requiring hands‑on payroll processing expertise. Provides analysis and consultation related to programs, policies and practices that obtain, record, and process worker information or HR support related data. Will act as the project manager to “connect the dots”, maintaining meeting cadence, documenting actions and managing project plans across the function.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage global payroll and timekeeping project plan and implementation across multiple regions
• Serve as the primary liaison between HR Centers of Expertise, IT, and third‑party vendors
• Recommend, implement, and plan for system improvements, enhancements, and new features for payroll/timekeeping platforms
• Support and coordinate compliance activities related to local, regional, and international payroll regulations and tax laws, partnering with subject matter experts to ensure requirements are reflected in project plans and deliverables
• Provide program‑level analysis and consultation, synthesizing inputs from payroll subject matter experts to support decision‑making, policy implementation, and process improvement initiatives
• Maintain meeting cadence, document actions, and drive accountability across workstream
• Support internal and external audits including SOX compliance activities
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans across all payroll and timekeeping workstreams
• Define and track milestones, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and blockers proactivelyUpdate project plans regularly to reflect actual progress
• Communicate schedule changes and impacts to stakeholders
• Ensure cross‑functional dependencies are visible and managed
• Report on project health using status indicators

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Experience with payroll and timekeeping, HCM software systems (e.g., Workday, SAP, ADP, UKG/Kronos) 7 to 10 years’
• Global programme management
• Project, Risk, Change management methodologies
• Experience with HR data analysis, workforce analytics, and reporting
• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and keen into details
• Strong communicator with analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Good English communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reporting, and manipulation

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Certifications: CPP, PMP, or equivalent
• Experience in a publicly traded or regulated industry (medical device, pharma, etc.)

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package

At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

We want to make every day a better day for people living with diabetes.

Our team of creative innovators around the globe share a passion for finding the simplest solutions to the problems that people with diabetes face on a daily basis. For more than 40 years, we've been redefining what's possible, from intelligent dosing systems designed for real life to predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and we're dedicated to continuing to support our customers through every step of their journey — meeting them where and how they need it.

MiniMed is a full‑stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we’re focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes.

From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always‑on support when it’s needed most, we’re committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions. Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment. We’re here to make better days possible for people with diabetes.

Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier. For more than four decades, we’ve been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence.

At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they're living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier. Our people‑first priority. At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We're dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career‑building resources you might need. Our life‑transforming technologies.

No matter what your role at our company, you're making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day‑to‑day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms.

Our focus on the future. We're chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never‑ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception. Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting‑edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today.

It is the policy of MiniMed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.