UKG Time & Attendance Transformation Lead

Adecco Recruitment; Porto; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is seeking a Manager for Time & Attendance Transformation in Porto. You will lead the end-to-end migration from the current eTime platform to UKG Time & Attendance, overseeing governance, risks and vendor coordination to ensure a smooth transition with minimal business disruption.

You will manage cross-functional teams across HR, Payroll, IT and Operations, aligning requirements and delivering a compliant, scalable solution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/IS or related field.
• 7+ years of experience managing HR, Payroll or Workforce Management projects.
• Experience leading Time & Attendance implementations or migrations.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and workforce management operations.
• Experience with UKG, Kronos, eTime or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Time & Attendance migration programme from eTime to UKG.
• Define project scope, timelines, governance, milestones and success criteria.
• Manage budgets, resources and implementation plans.
• Ensure alignment between HR, Payroll, Operations, IT and external vendors.
• Act as primary point of contact for senior leadership and sponsors.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and status reviews.
• Drive decision-making and issue resolution across teams.
• Coordinate communication and change management activities.
• Supervise configuration, testing and data migration activities.
• Monitor risks and dependencies; coordinate UAT activities.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, labour law and timekeeping requirements.
• Validate audit controls and reporting capabilities.
• Establish post-go-live support and governance processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems or related field

Tools

UKG

Kronos

eTime

Job description

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is seeking a Manager for Time & Attendance Transformation in Porto. You will lead the end-to-end migration from the current eTime platform to UKG Time & Attendance, overseeing governance, risks and vendor coordination to ensure a smooth transition with minimal business disruption.

You will manage cross-functional teams across HR, Payroll, IT and Operations, aligning requirements and delivering a compliant, scalable solution.