EMEA Payroll Transformation Program Lead

Publicisresources; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Re:Sources is seeking an experienced Payroll Program & Process Manager to support the EMEA Payroll leadership team in delivering strategic payroll transformation initiatives across the region.

This role is a 6-month temporary assignment based in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and ideal for a senior payroll professional who has progressed beyond operational payroll processing into programme management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in payroll, payroll transformation, payroll project management or payroll programme management.
• Strong Netherlands payroll expertise.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale payroll transformation programmes.
• Proven experience driving payroll standardisation across multiple countries and operating models.
• Experience building business cases and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, controls and programme success measures.
• Proven track record leading payroll vendor transitions, payroll implementations and RFP processes.
• Experience building and managing complex project plans and regional workstreams.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional payroll transformation programmes across EMEA.
• Drive payroll operating model improvements, harmonisation and standardisation initiatives.
• Lead payroll vendor transitions, payroll RFPs, implementation projects and service delivery improvements.
• Build and manage detailed project plans, workstreams, milestones and delivery roadmaps.
• Oversee payroll technology implementations, integrations, migrations and automation initiatives.
• Ensure successful delivery of projects from business case development through implementation and post-go-live support.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, project controls and programme success measures.
• Develop executive reporting, KPIs, steering committee materials and status updates.
• Ensure strong compliance, controls, audit readiness and risk management practices.
• Drive process optimisation, continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

Payroll transformation

Programme leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder influence

Change management

Tools

Workday

SAP Payroll

SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

ADP GlobalView

Job description

Publicis Re:Sources is seeking an experienced Payroll Program & Process Manager to support the EMEA Payroll leadership team in delivering strategic payroll transformation initiatives across the region.

This role is a 6-month temporary assignment based in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and ideal for a senior payroll professional who has progressed beyond operational payroll processing into programme management.