Senior Project Manager

Remote Worker LTD.; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

bp is seeking a Senior Project Manager for PC&C Payroll & Time Solutions to lead large-scale payroll initiatives during mergers, acquisitions, and organizational restructurings. The role focuses on ensuring continuity of pay, regulatory compliance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions.

The position collaborates with P&C, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, and external vendors to deliver HR solutions during complex transformations, with relocation of roles to London-related sites over time.

Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll projects for large organisations.
• Strong governance, RAID, and status reporting skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple regions, countries and vendors.
• Demonstrated delivery against timelines, budgets and quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead global payroll workstreams for M&A, divestitures, carve-outs and integration changes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, governance structures and executive status reporting.
• Coordinate solution activities across regions, countries and third-party providers.
• Drive project execution against timelines, budgets and quality expectations.

Skills

Payroll

Project management

Mergers & acquisitions

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Job description

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

HR Group

Job Description:

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

We’re currently looking for a Senior Project Manager PC&C Payroll & Time Solutions who will be responsible for leading PC&C Solutions activities supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and organizational restructuring initiatives globally. This role will serve as a project lead, ensuring continuity of pay, regulatory compliance, risk management, and seamless integration or separation of HR Solutions during complex business transformations.

The role partners closely with P&C, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, Procurement, external vendors, and country delivery teams to deliver solution workstreams across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring employee experience and business continuity remain uncompromised.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead global payroll workstreams for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, integrations, and legal entity changes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, governance structures, and executive status reporting.
• Coordinate solution activities across regions, countries, and third-party providers.
• Drive project execution against agreed timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.

Solutions Integration & Separation

• Assess solutions impacts associated with transactions and organizational changes.
• Coordinate migrations, employee transfers, vendor transitions, and platform consolidations.
• Support TSA (Transition Services Agreement) planning, execution, and exit activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the key solutions representative within corporate transaction teams.

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027.

Why join us?

• At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
• There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Business Development, Communication, Configuration management and release, Conflict Management, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Developing and implementing strategy, Digital Fluency, Digital Innovation, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Leading transformation, Managing strategic partnerships, Managing volatility, Market Scanning, Organizational Knowledge, Performance and planning, Product Ownership, Project and programme management, Talent Strategy, Testing and quality assurance, User Experience Design

Future Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.