Payroll Program & Process Manager

• Lead regional payroll transformation programs.
• Drive payroll operating model improvements, harmonization, and standardization initiatives.
• Lead payroll vendor transitions, payroll RFPs, implementation projects, and service delivery improvements.
• Build and manage detailed project plans, workstreams, milestones, and delivery roadmaps.
• Oversee payroll technology implementations, integrations, migrations, and automation initiatives.
• Ensure successful delivery of projects from business case development through implementation and post-go-live support.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, project controls, and program success measures.
• Develop executive reporting, KPIs, steering committee materials, and status updates.
• Ensure strong compliance, controls, audit readiness, and risk management practices.
• Drive process optimization, continuous improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement global payroll standards and best practices across multiple countries.
• Partner with senior leaders across Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, Legal, and Shared Services.
• Build business cases and influence decision-making at leadership level.
• Facilitate workshops, working groups, and governance forums.
• Challenge stakeholders constructively and help shape strategic direction.
• Manage relationships with payroll vendors and outsourced payroll providers.
• Lead organizational and process change initiatives.
• Develop communication, training, and adoption plans.
• Support stakeholders through transformation activities and operating model changes.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

What they ask

• 8+ years of experience in payroll, payroll transformation, payroll project management, or payroll program management.
• Strong Netherlands payroll expertise.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale payroll transformation programs.
• Proven experience driving payroll standardization across multiple countries and operating models.
• Experience building business cases and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, controls, and program success measures.
• Proven track record leading payroll vendor transitions, payroll implementations, and RFP processes.
• Experience building and managing complex project plans and regional workstreams.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, controls, audit, and risk management.
• Experience working within large and complex multinational payroll environments.
• Shared Services Centre (SSC), Global Business Services (GBS), or outsourcing environment experience.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Preferences.

• Experience supporting payroll operations across 15+ countries.
• Exposure to Workday, SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ADP GlobalView, Alight, Strada, or equivalent payroll platforms.
• Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Prince2, or equivalent program/project management certification.
• Experience within a global matrix organization.
• Additional European language(s).
• Consulting, interim leadership, or payroll transformation advisory experience.

• Permanent professionals interested in fixed-term opportunities.
• Interim Managers.
• Independent Consultants.
• ZZP Professionals.
• Contractors with payroll transformation expertise.