ADP Lyric Project Manager/Functional Lead

Spencer Thomas; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Thomas Group seeks an experienced Project Manager and ADP Lyric Functional Lead to steward a global HCM implementation for a major client. You’ll sit on the client side, guiding design decisions across workstreams and ensuring milestones and quality commitments are met.

The role combines program governance, UAT coordination, cutover readiness, and hands-on Lyric configuration to drive successful go-lives. You’ll coordinate with stakeholders and ADP to align scope and timelines.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ADP Lyric implementation experience.
• Proven project management on global HCM implementations on the client side.
• Experience running governance, RAID logs, decision logs, and steering committees.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and support ADP Lyric HR and module design sessions.
• Own the client-side integrated program plan, RAID log, and decision log.
• Prepare weekly status reports and steering committee materials.
• Coordinate UAT with ADP, triage defects, and track sign-offs.
• Lead cutover readiness and the go/no-go recommendation.
• Track hypercare issues and hand off to steady state.

Skills

ADP Lyric experience

Global HCM implementations

Governance leadership

UAT & go-live leadership

Vendor accountability

Tools

ADP Lyric

Job description

Spencer Thomas Group is looking for an experienced Project Manager and ADP Lyric Functional Lead to represent a global enterprise client through its ADP Lyric HCM implementation. You’ll sit on the client side of the table: helping the client make sound design decisions across workstreams and holding ADP accountable to agreed milestones and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Take part in and support ADP Lyric HR and module design sessions
• Help the client make design decisions with the full picture across workstreams
• Own the client-side integrated program plan, RAID log, and decision log
• Prepare weekly status reports and steering committee materials
• Coordinate UAT with ADP, triage defects, and track sign-offs
• Lead cutover readiness and the go/no-go recommendation
• Track hypercare issues and hand off to steady state
• Initiation & Design (20–30 hrs/wk): Phase 0, discovery, kickoff, governance setup, global design sessions, data conversion and test planning
• Configuration & Build (15–20 hrs/wk): configuration review, decision follow-through, change requests, readiness tracking
• Testing (20–25 hrs/wk): test plan execution, UAT coordination, defect triage, sign-off tracking
• Cutover (25–30 hrs/wk): cutover plan, go-live readiness, go/no-go, production transition

Qualifications:

• Hands-on ADP Lyric implementation experience
• Proven project management on global HCM implementations, ideally on the client side
• Experience running governance, RAID logs, decision logs, and steering committees
• UAT, cutover, and go-live leadership experience
• Confidence holding a vendor accountable to scope, timeline, and quality