HR PROJECT MANAGER

Responsible for the delivery of local project tasks and programme planning, monitoring and reporting of status update and programme content, risks and mitigation actions

 HR PROJECT MANAGER 

Qualifications and Requirements: 

• Degree in business administration, finance, or accounting preferred. PMP or other project management certification is a plus.

• Has proven experience of managing complex transition projects and ideally relevant HCM / HRIS exposure (eg. implementing payroll system or pay cycle changes and HCM Human Capital Management system process, workflow definition and roll-out like Workday, Success Factor, UKG or Oracle)

• Serve as an HR lead during the HCM implementation lifecycle including requirements 

           gathering, data migration, testing, go-live, and post-implementation support. Excellent

           organizational skills, including multitasking, time management, and attention to detail

• Supports the local HR team to manage HR and relevant data/payroll projects on the ground and collaborates with regional and global HR and IT  functions to a successful delivery

• Responsible for the delivery of local project tasks and programme planning, monitoring and reporting of status update and programme content, risks and mitigation actions

• Provides relevant data and ensures the coordination and delivery and validation of testing both for future HCM system and local payroll system

• Ensuring timely communication with key stakeholders within HR, IT and within the organization as well externally to enable projects meet their goals in functionality, content, quality and targeted time/milestones

• Coordination of local project meetings and deliverables documents with other project stakeholders internally and externally

• Actively participate in the design of local process maps, capturing process improvements, robotizations, SOPs (standard operating procedures), global HR policies and critical HR mini guides, key user material and HR upskilling sources

• Coordinate UAT (User Acceptance Testing), parallel runs, and issue resolution during the payroll system transition.

• Facilitate regular stakeholder meetings to communicate project status, manage expectations, and capture feedback.

• Provide project management support to the Payroll team with the transition of the payroll cycle

• Ensure timely communication with key stakeholders within HR, IT and within the organization as well externally to enable projects meet their goals in functionality, content, quality and targeted time/milestones.

• Strong background with payroll software programs, preferably SAP HR or similar where inhouse maintenance and new developments are critical.

• Strong analytical skills, able to translate statutory updates in system requirements and validate them with SAP consultants

• Verse in Google Sheets, writing formulas and can communicate these formats with the SAP  Administrator 

• Strong numerical aptitude and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills. 

• Able to prioritize and multitask effectively.