HR Project Managers

Industry: Consultancy & Advisory

Location: London, United Kingdom

Rate: £500/day

Overview We are currently looking for experienced HR Project Managers with strong HR domain expertise and a proven track record delivering payroll and HR systems projects. This role will involve leading end-to-end delivery across complex stakeholder environments, specifically involving Kronos UKG, SAP Success Factors, and SAP HCM, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope and to quality standards.

• Lead HR technology and payroll transformation projects from initiation through to go-live and hypercare.
• Manage project scope, plans, RAID, budget, dependencies and governance in line with delivery frameworks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, vendors and third-party implementation partners.
• Oversee requirements gathering, process mapping, solution design, configuration oversight, integrations, testing and cutover planning.
• Drive delivery across Kronos UKG, SAP Success Factors and SAP HCM work streams, ensuring alignment with HR operating model and compliance needs.
• Prepare and present status reporting, steering pack materials and decision papers for senior stakeholders.
• Manage change impacts, communications, training coordination and adoption planning to ensure successful rollout.
• Ensure data migration, security, controls and audit requirements are addressed, including GDPR considerations.

• Demonstrable experience as an HR Project Manager delivering HR systems and/or payroll projects within consultancy or advisory settings.
• Strong HR domain knowledge, including core HR, payroll, time and attendance, and HR service delivery processes.
• Hands-on project delivery experience involving Kronos UKG
  , SAP Success Factors
  , and SAP HCM
  .
• Experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners and multi-workstream programmes.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, facilitate workshops and drive decisions.
• Strong understanding of SDLC/implementation life cycles, test phases (SIT/UAT), cutover and hypercare.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills, with clear communication in written and spoken English.

• PRINCE2, APM, Agile or similar project management certification.
• Experience with HR integrations (e.g., middleware), payroll interfaces, and data migration approaches.
• Exposure to regulated environments and robust governance models.

Working Pattern London-based delivery with a hybrid working approach depending on client needs.

We believe in equal opportunity for all and actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.