US Payroll T+A Project Manager (DRWN)

Darwin Recruitment; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment seeks a Payroll & Time and Attendance Project Manager to lead the US country workstream of a payroll and time and attendance transformation project. You will own delivery from design through go-live, with potential Canada extension, across multiple legal entities.

This 12-month contract is 100% remote for a US-based professional. You will coordinate governance across business, HR, finance, vendors and SI partners, and oversee data migration, testing, and cutover planning to

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading US payroll implementations end to end.
• Hands-on delivery experience covering both payroll and time and attendance.
• Strong governance across multiple stakeholder groups (business, HR, finance, vendors, SIs).
• Experience with UKG, ADP, Paylocity, Paychex or Paycor (highly desirable).
• Canada payroll experience (desirable).
• SuccessFactors Employee Central exposure (desirable).
• Multi-entity deployment experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead the US country workstream from design through go-live.
• Oversee potential extension to Canada and governance across business, vendor and integration teams.

Skills

US payroll implementations

Payroll & Time attendance

Project governance

Data migration

Cutover planning

Payroll systems

Canada payroll

SuccessFactors

Multi-entity deployment

Job description

Payroll & Time and Attendance Project Manager (DRWN)

Job title – Payroll & Time and Attendance Project Manager

Client Location – USA (with possible Canada scope)

Remote work offering – 100%

Client Industry – TBC

Contract Length – 12 months

Contract type – C2C / 1099

Project focus

You’ll lead the US country workstream of a payroll and time and attendance transformation, owning delivery from design through to go-live. The scope may extend to Canada, and the programme spans multiple legal entities, so strong governance and coordination across business, vendor and integration teams will be central to the role.

Key skills and Experience required

• Proven track record leading US payroll implementations end to end
• Hands-on delivery experience covering both payroll and time and attendance
• Strong project governance across multiple stakeholder groups (business, HR, finance, vendors, SIs)
• Oversight of data migration, testing (SIT, UAT, parallel runs) and cutover planning
• Based in the US and able to deliver locally
• Experience with UKG, ADP, Paylocity, Paychex or Paycor (highly desirable)
• Canada payroll experience (desirable)
• SuccessFactors Employee Central exposure (desirable)
• Multi-entity deployment experience (desirable)