Project Manager Payroll & HR Transformation

About the Company

At Avaron, you get the security of permanent employment combined with the variety of working at different customers. We place specialists across everything from tech, IT and industry to project management and business support – and whatever the assignment, you have a consultant manager who is there for you and your development.

About the Role

You will lead a global payroll and HR transformation for an international organization in robotics, driving payroll system implementations across multiple countries and helping shape future-state processes across Payroll, Employee Life Cycle, and Time & Attendance.

This is a strategic role where you stay close to execution. You will work across HR, IT, Finance, payroll vendors, and local business teams to move the program from discovery through go-live, stabilization, and handover to operations. Stakeholder management is central to success, and you will have a key role in aligning priorities, decisions, and delivery across a complex international setup.

If you enjoy combining transformation leadership with hands-on delivery in an enterprise environment, this role gives you real influence over how payroll operations evolve globally.

Job Description

You will lead end-to-end payroll implementation projects from initiation through go-live and stabilization.
You will drive country-specific discovery workshops to assess current ways of working and define future-state solutions.
You will set project scope, milestones, governance, and delivery plans, and keep progress visible through structured status reporting.
You will coordinate closely with HR, IT, Finance, payroll vendors, and business stakeholders across multiple countries.
You will guide payroll system implementations, integrations, and data migration activities with a strong focus on quality and continuity.
You will facilitate workshops, capture business needs, and translate them into clear functional specifications.
You will oversee SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs, defect handling, and deployment activities.
You will manage risks, issues, timelines, resources, and budgets to keep delivery on track.
You will support change management, training, knowledge transfer, and the transition into operational support.
You will provide clear updates and decision support to senior leadership and project sponsors.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience within Payroll, HR Transformation, or HRIS implementations
Proven experience leading payroll implementation projects in managed services environments
Strong hands-on experience with Workday
Demonstrated experience building and managing Workday-to-Payroll integrations
Solid understanding of payroll operations, compliance, and governance
Experience working with global, cross-functional teams
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills
Fluent English, both written and spoken

Nice to have

Experience with Strada payroll implementations
Experience supporting divestments, carve-outs, or business separation projects
Experience working in complex, multinational organizations
Project Management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent

What We Offer

Permanent employment at Avaron AB
Occupational pension
Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year

Application

Selections are made on an ongoing basis – apply as soon as you can.