Delivery Lead

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

We're seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to lead the end-to-end delivery of the Time and Attendance workstreams within a major SAP transformation initiative. This role will be responsible for both interim and strategic solution delivery, ensuring that system, data, and process defects contributing to payroll inaccuracies are identified, analysed, and remediated effectively.

As the Delivery Lead, you will:

• Take ownership of the Time and Attendance program workstreams, managing all phases from planning through to deployment.

• Deliver both interim and long-term strategic solutions aligned with the overall SAP program roadmap.

• Oversee the identification, root cause analysis, and remediation of issues impacting payroll accuracy, system integrity, and data quality.

• Drive change management and business readiness, ensuring that process and system changes are embedded successfully.

• Lead solution delivery across configuration, testing, and implementation activities, maintaining strong alignment with program governance standards.

• Manage vendor relationships, project budgets, schedules, risks, and reporting requirements.

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across HR, Payroll, IT, and external partners to ensure alignment and timely execution.

• Proven experience delivering complex SAP programs, ideally with a focus on Time and Attendance, Payroll, or HRIS solutions.

• Strong background in end-to-end project delivery, including change impact assessment, testing, deployment, and hypercare.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across business and technology teams.

• A structured approach to governance, risk management, and quality assurance.

• Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) and experience within large enterprise or government environments will be highly regarded.

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

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Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks