Senior Lead SAP EC Payroll Consultant

Alight Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Lead SAP Payroll Consultant, where your expertise will guide large-scale U.S. payroll implementations. This role offers the chance to lead requirement-gathering workshops, oversee end-to-end configuration, and ensure seamless integration with related systems. You will work alongside globally distributed teams, managing multiple workstreams to deliver accurate and compliant payroll solutions. With a commitment to diversity and a comprehensive total rewards package, this position provides the opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing global organization. Embrace the challenge and put your passion to work in a dynamic environment that values innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Health Coverage Options

Wellbeing and Support Programs

Retirement Plans

Continuing Education and Training

Vacation and Sick Leave

Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP Payroll experience, particularly with U.S. Payroll.
• Proven leadership in complex payroll implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops to define payroll requirements and configure SAP Payroll.
• Oversee implementation phases, ensuring quality and compliance.

Skills

SAP Payroll Configuration

U.S. Payroll Expertise

Stakeholder Management

Parallel Payroll Testing

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a Related Field

Tools

SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP)

SAP HCM Payroll

BSI Tax Factory

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Our story

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.

With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com

Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead SAP Payroll Consultant (ECP or HCM) to guide a large-scale, complex U.S. payroll implementation. This role involves leading requirement-gathering workshops, overseeing end-to-end configuration, conducting parallel payroll testing, SIT, UAT, cutover activities, and ensuring seamless integration with related systems. You will collaborate with globally distributed teams, manage multiple workstreams, and ensure the delivery of accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops to define and document payroll requirements, ensuring stakeholder alignment.
• Configure SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP HCM Payroll in accordance with approved design documents and business requirements.
• Oversee all phases of implementation, including build, parallel payroll runs, SIT, UAT, and cutover, delivering results on time and with high quality.
• Provide functional guidance on gross-to-net calculations, tax reporting, garnishments, year-end activities, and accrual setup.
• Manage integration points with SAP FI, Time Management, Benefits, Compensation, and third-party systems, ensuring end-to-end process efficiency.
• Troubleshoot issues, apply support packs, develop custom rules and operations, and maintain payroll catalogs (wage types, off-cycle payroll, levy management) to meet business needs.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing timely updates, addressing risks, and proposing solutions that enhance overall payroll effectiveness.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience configuring SAP Payroll (ECP or HCM), with a strong focus on U.S. Payroll.
• Demonstrated success leading and delivering complex implementations, including requirement gathering, configuration, testing (parallel payroll), and post-go-live support.
• Expertise in wage type configuration, off-cycle payroll processing, garnishment handling, tax reporter setup, and integration with BSI Tax Factory.
• Proven track record of at least 4 full lifecycle SAP Payroll implementations.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors, Payroll Control Center (PCC), automation tools, and process optimization strategies.
• 4–5 years of experience executing parallel payroll testing.

Additional Attributes:

• Self-driven, proactive, and adaptable in navigating complex configurations.
• Skilled at building consensus and maintaining alignment across diverse, global teams.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality results quickly.

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a seasoned professional to lead a significant U.S. payroll implementation and ensure a seamless, compliant, and efficient payroll environment.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

We welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

We provide reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum: 90,200 USD

Maximum: 143,100 USD

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.