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Program Manager – Payroll & HR Systems Transformation

Location: Melbourne
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Work from home 3 days per week

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a critical Payroll and HR systems transformation program. This program includes the upgrade of Kronos and the migration from Preceda to Dayforce, as well as broader HR technology change initiatives.
In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight across multiple projects and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless delivery of outcomes. You'll be responsible for program governance, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and guiding the delivery teams to achieve success while minimising disruption to business operations.
Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Provide overall direction and governance for the Payroll & HR systems transformation, ensuring alignment to organisational strategy.
• Strategic Oversight: Coordinate interdependent projects (Kronos upgrade, Preceda to Dayforce migration, HR technology enhancements) and ensure successful delivery across the program lifecycle.
• Business Case & Benefits Realisation: Oversee development of business cases, financial models, and options analysis. Ensure program benefits are clearly defined, tracked, and realised.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Lead engagement with solution vendors, system integrators, and service providers to ensure delivery against agreed outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior executives, HR, Payroll, IT, and business leaders. Provide regular updates to steering committees and governance forums.
• Governance & Risk Management: Establish program governance structures, manage risks, issues, and dependencies, and ensure compliance with organisational frameworks.
• Financial & Resource Management: Oversee program budgets, monitor costs, and ensure optimal use of resources.
• Change & Communication: Champion organisational change, ensuring effective communication and adoption of new systems and processes across the business.

About You

• Proven experience as a Program Manager leading complex HR/payroll system transformation initiatives.
• Strong track record in delivering multi-project programs with significant business and technology impact.
• Expertise in governance, program planning, and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated experience managing vendors and external delivery partners.
• Familiarity with Kronos, Preceda, and Dayforce (highly desirable).
• Strong financial acumen with experience in business case development and benefits tracking.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Hybrid work model – ability to work from home 3 days per week.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Brisbane as required.

Why Join?

• Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a strategic transformation program.
• Lead a portfolio of high-impact projects with executive visibility.
• Enjoy flexibility with hybrid work arrangements (3 days WFH).
• Work with leading payroll and HR technologies in a collaborative environment.

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• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years' experience do you have as a programme manager? How much notice are you required to give your current employer? Do you have experience managing large-scale Payroll and HR transformation programs? Have you managed system implementations or migrations involving Kronos, Preceda, or Dayforce? Including super what is your expected contract day rate?

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