Senior Project Manager Payroll

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Randstad Australia Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Senior Project Manager, Payroll is currently required for a two year fixed term assignment to lead the end-to-end delivery of the Payroll Successfactors project within a large digital transformation program.

You Will Be Required To Perform The Following

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the Payroll project using agile, hybrid, or waterfall methodologies, ensuring outcomes are on time, on scope, and on budget.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders by facilitating workshops, presentations, and providing regular updates, and serve as the primary point of contact for project-related communications, escalations, and decision-making to ensure alignment, collaboration, and timely delivery.
  • Develop and implement change management strategies and business readiness plans in collaboration with change and communications teams, ensuring successful adoption of the new payroll solution.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance project delivery processes and contributing to broader project management practices.
  • Manage all aspects of execution including build, unit/system test, user acceptance testing, implementation, change activities, vendor engagement, financials, risk management, and post-go-live support.

To be successful in this position you will be a highly experienced Senior Project Manager who has proven experience in managing large-scale transformation or complex IT projects, including Payroll and HCM within scope, time, and budget constraints, ideally with Successfactors. You will also have demonstrated experience in leading and motivating cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders across all project phases and delivery models (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid). Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills are a must. Apply today by using the link below or email

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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