[Remote] Payroll Transformation Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sumer is a fast-growing professional services firm dedicated to championing small and medium businesses across the UK and Ireland. As a Payroll Transformation Project Manager, you will lead the payroll transformation programme, coordinating activities across multiple business units to ensure a smooth migration and transition into business operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, governance, and delivery of the payroll migration programme across Sumer hubs and spokes
• Work closely with Payroll teams to understand current processes, operational requirements and migration readiness. Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, budget and resource allocation
• Coordinate hub-by-hub migration activity, ensuring rollout sequencing is clear and realistic
• Coordinate with Technology, Procurement and third-party providers to ensure system, contract and implementation dependencies are managed effectively
• Support the planning and delivery of user testing, parallel runs, data validation, training and go-live readiness
• Identify, escalate and mitigate project risks, blockers and dependencies
• Ensure clear communication and reporting of project progress to key stakeholders and governance forums, including developing communication plans to the broader team
• Support standardisation of payroll processes and ways of working across hubs and spokes
• Ensure successful transition into business-as-usual operations, including documentation, ownership, support routes and lessons learned. Monitor post implementation progress, adoption and key delivery outcomes

Skills

• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple technology and transformation project streams efficiently
• Strong planning, governance and delivery discipline
• Strong aptitude for data analysis and problem-solving with a structured approach
• Proven ability to engage and manage relationships with diverse stakeholders and cross-functions
• Ability to manage third-party vendors and external delivery partners
• A solution-focused mindset, capable of identifying and addressing challenges that arise during projects
• Highly organised, delivery-focused and able to maintain momentum across several workstreams
• Ability to work and adapt in a fast-paced professional services environment
• Expertise in evaluating current workflows and recommending improvements for efficiency and consistency
• Practical understanding of testing and change adoption
• Clear and concise communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and drive action
• Previous experience working in a professional services environment, including familiarity with payroll or finance operations
• Experience delivering payroll, HR, ERP or other operational system implementations
• Experience supporting data migration, parallel run, testing and go-live activities
• Experience working with external software vendors and implementation partners
• Change management experience, including training coordination, adoption planning and business readiness

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