HR/Payroll Migration Project Manager

Company: CE Global Partners
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Project Delivery

  • Lead the full project lifecycle for HCM transformations and Payroll migrations (initiation through to go-live and hypercare)
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, budgets, and governance structures
  • Project management Phase Zero HR Transformation activitie
  • Ensure adherence to agreed methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, hybrid delivery)
  • Portfolio manage multiple payroll migration projects
  • Manage scope, timelines, dependencies, and change control

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

  • Act as the primary point of contact for clients and senior stakeholders
  • Manage relationships with software vendors, implementation partners, and third-party payroll providers
  • Chair project boards, steering groups, and working sessions
  • Provide clear, concise reporting on progress, risks, and financials

Functional

  • Translate business requirements into structured delivery plans
  • Oversee design, build, testing, data migration, and cutover activities
  • Support business readiness, training, and change activities
  • Project manager RFP processes

Risk, Quality & Assurance

  • Proactively identify and mitigate delivery, compliance, and operational risks
  • Ensure testing phases (SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs) are planned and executed rigorously
  • Drive high standards of documentation and auditability
  • Manage go-live readiness and post-implementation support

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Posted: January 27th, 2026