Senior Global Payroll Transformation Lead

RWS Group; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RWS Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex Payroll Transformation Programme across multiple regions. This hands-on role drives technology implementation, process redesign, data migration, and third-party provider management while strengthening governance from day one.

The successful candidate will have 8+ years’ experience delivering large, global payroll, HRIS, or ERP programmes, with exceptional stakeholder management and a track record of

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large, complex programmes.
• Leadership and governance across global teams and vendors.
• Hands-on delivery with plan execution, not only steering committees.
• Strong stakeholder management at all levels, including C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Payroll Transformation Programme across regions.
• Oversee governance, RAID logs, and executive reporting.
• Manage external payroll system vendors, consultants and SOWs.
• Ensure integrations between payroll, HR, finance and time-tracking systems.
• Coordinate change, training, and communication plans for adoption.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Payroll/ERP/HRIS

Governance & documentation

Vendor management

Change management

Hands-on delivery

Executive reporting

Tools

Payroll systems

ERP implementations

Job description

RWS Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex Payroll Transformation Programme across multiple regions. This hands-on role drives technology implementation, process redesign, data migration, and third-party provider management while strengthening governance from day one.

The successful candidate will have 8+ years’ experience delivering large, global payroll, HRIS, or ERP programmes, with exceptional stakeholder management and a track record of