Payroll Implementation Project Manager

Payroll Implementation Project Manager at Fresenius Medical Care

The Payroll Implementation Coordinator will lead a cluster of country projects to support the payroll program on a 2‑year temporary contract. The role partners with relevant stakeholders to drive delivery and deliver larger business value.

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for end‑to‑end project delivery
• Ensure that all assigned projects are delivered on‑time, within scope and within budget
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (including project plans, tools, risk management matrix) in line with FME standards to track progress and deliverables
• Develop timelines against project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
• Ensure resource availability and allocation across all stakeholders
• Measure and report project performance
• Report changes to scope, budget, timelines and risk and issues, escalating through established governance
• Manage relationships with program stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and adoption
• Partner with Workstream Leads to ensure consistency in project delivery across multiple geographies
• Partner with local finance to develop standardized workflows for banking, reporting and ensuring appropriate segregation of duties
• Implement global payroll procedures and segregation of duties matrixes in‑country to ensure appropriate role mapping
• Partner with internal controls to apply global payroll controls into local processes
• Oversee and coordinate review of vendor risk management processes
• Prepare training plans for payroll WFM system security role audits
• Coordinate gathering and review of local payroll and WFM requirements for system changes
• Oversee payroll and HCM system reconciliation efforts as well as data uploads to bring systems in alignment
• Support payroll operations requirements review and validation against HCM system configuration. Define opportunities for enhancements
• Assess and detail needs for HCM integrations and/or standardized reporting
• Other tasks as assigned by the manager

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience preferred.

• 6+ years’ experience with payroll processes and transformation
• Experience in payroll project management across multiple geographies
• Experience in driving payroll process improvements
• Strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information
• Team player capable of working independently
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across functions to drive teams towards success‑based results
• Focused, goal‑driven, accountable, and exhibit significant attention to detail
• Payroll knowledge in multiple countries
• Time and attendance knowledge
• Project management or transformation expertise
• Microsoft tools proficiency
• Experience with multiple payroll vendor systems
• Experience with HCM systems, preferably Workday
• Nice to have: ticketing systems such as Service Now
• Fluent English
• Preferred additional European language
• Flexibility in working hours to cover global time zones