Nordic Payroll Transformation Lead

ABB Inc; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Robotics is seeking an experienced Payroll Implementation Project Manager to lead nationwide payroll transformation initiatives as we transition to an outsourced managed services model. This role coordinates between payroll providers and internal teams across the Nordic region, ensuring compliance and a seamless implementation.

You will work with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, Workday, and Time & Attendance teams to deliver a robust, scalable payroll solution while guiding change management and

Qualifications

• Several years of project management experience, including payroll implementation projects.
• Experience implementing outsourced payroll solutions within a managed services environment.
• Practical knowledge of Nordic payroll processes, operations, and compliance.
• Experience coordinating payroll system integrations, including Workday-to-payroll interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll implementation projects across the Nordic countries, from discovery to handover.
• Manage project planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and provider delivery.
• Define payroll requirements, document processes, coordinate system integrations and data migration, ensure compliance.
• Oversee testing activities (iSAT, UAT, parallel payroll runs) and ensure sign-off.
• Coordinate go-live readiness, change management, training, stabilization, and transition to BAU payroll operations.
• Provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders and manage issues and dependencies.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Payroll knowledge

Workday integrations

English fluency

Education

Project management certification

Tools

Workday

MS Project

Data migration tooling

Job description

ABB Robotics is seeking an experienced Payroll Implementation Project Manager to lead nationwide payroll transformation initiatives as we transition to an outsourced managed services model. This role coordinates between payroll providers and internal teams across the Nordic region, ensuring compliance and a seamless implementation.

You will work with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, Workday, and Time & Attendance teams to deliver a robust, scalable payroll solution while guiding change management and