Global payroll provider Project Manager

Tek Staff's Client has a current vacancy for a Global payroll provider Project Manager

Duration :
This is a 18 month contract located in Toronto or Waterloo / Hybrid ((2–3 days in office per week)

• Implementation Roadmap & Integrated Planning and Delivery
• Establish and maintain the global implementation master schedule, defining clear milestones, go‑live dates, and critical paths for each region, ensuring change, communications, training, and readiness activities are fully integrated into the deployment plan.
• Stakeholder Leadership & Change Alignment
• Form and lead a cross‑functional “Working Team” comprising Finance, Payroll Operations, HR, Legal, IT, and regional leaders to align technical delivery with people, process, and change impacts, ensuring local requirements are understood and actions are completed on time.
• Act as the primary bridge between Payroll and IT/HRIS teams, ensuring system configuration, data mapping, and integrations support not only accurate payroll processing, but also operational usability and adoption post‑go‑live.
• Design and oversee UAT and Parallel Run strategies, validating technical accuracy while confirming operational readiness, role clarity, and transition preparedness prior to launch.
• Serve as the main point of escalation and collaboration with the global payroll vendor, ensuring delivery aligns with internal requirements, timelines, and change readiness expectations.
• Change Management & Adoption Oversight
• Own the alignment of change management activities with implementation delivery, including:
• Ensuring clear, timely communications to employees and leaders
• Supporting training and enablement strategies with Change and HR partners
• Driving readiness checkpoints and go‑live decision criteria
• Anticipating adoption risks and embedding mitigation into deployment plans

• 7+ years of experience in Global Payroll, HR Project Management, HRIS Implementation, or large‑scale transformation delivery
• Proven experience managing multi‑country vendor transitions
• Deep understanding of payroll compliance, controls, and testing methodologies (UAT, Parallel Runs)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes across data, process, and operating models
• Experience with change management and project management with ability to understand change impacts and ensure proper plans are in place.
• Comfortable working with data, storytelling insights, and driving outcomes within a project plan

• Implementation Expert:
  Must have led at least one full‑cycle global payroll implementation or migration for a mid‑to‑large organization and understand the human and operational realities of payroll change.
• Systems & Process Savvy:
  Can speak “HRIS” fluently (Workday) and understand how data, processes, and people intersect in payroll delivery.
• Disciplined Delivery Leader:
  Brings strong project governance, structure, and execution discipline across complex, multi‑country rollouts.
• Change‑Aware & Influential:
  Knows how to balance technical accountability with stakeholder engagement, and recognizes that successful implementation depends on readiness, communication, and trust.
• Resilient & Outcome‑Focused:
  Thrives in the intensity of an 18‑month transformation and takes pride in delivering a solution that works on Day 1and sticks.

Education:

Formal education is not required. Equivalent experience and demonstrated project delivery capability are prioritized.

Tek Staff may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.