Global Payroll Transformation Lead

Sun Life Financial; Filipinas; Presencial; PHP 1.674.000 - 2.790.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sun Life Financial is seeking a seasoned professional to lead Global Payroll Transformation, Implementation & Transition, partnering with cross-functional teams to manage country migrations and ensure seamless integration.

You will own onboarding of new countries into the managed payroll model, drive operational readiness, and oversee governance, risk and compliance across markets while driving standardization and automation improvements.

Responsabilidades

• Lead global payroll transformation initiatives including transition to a managed services operating model
• Partner with implementation teams to execute payroll vendor transition and country migrations
• Align Workday configuration with payroll vendor setup for seamless integration
• Direct payroll testing cycles (parallel runs, UAT) and resolve defects before go-live
• Lead cutover planning and ensure business readiness across stakeholders
• Establish governance with milestones, risks and dependencies during implementation
• Onboard new countries into the managed payroll model and enable scalable expansion
• Drive operational readiness for steady-state service delivery, including knowledge transfer and baseline metrics
• Own end-to-end payroll delivery across countries through outsourced providers
• Manage vendor performance, SLAs, service quality, accuracy and employee experience
• Lead issue escalation and ongoing service optimization
• Govern vendor-driven changes to align with business requirements and readiness
• Partner with HR, Finance and Technology to align payroll with business priorities
• Forecast demand and adapt payroll services to evolving organizational needs
• Act as trusted partner to internal stakeholders on payroll outcomes and service performance
• Own compliance and regulatory adherence across all countries in scope
• Maintain controls and audit readiness
• Drive internal and external audit engagements, ensuring timely responses
• Drive payroll standardization and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and scalability
• Lead innovation as part of the payroll transformation roadmap

Descripción del empleo

Sun Life Financial is seeking a seasoned professional to lead Global Payroll Transformation, Implementation & Transition, partnering with cross-functional teams to manage country migrations and ensure seamless integration.

You will own onboarding of new countries into the managed payroll model, drive operational readiness, and oversee governance, risk and compliance across markets while driving standardization and automation improvements.