**PURPOSE AND SCOPE:** The Payroll Implementation Coordinator will lead a cluster of country projects to support the payroll program on a 2 year temporary contract. The role will partner with relevant stakeholders to drive delivery and larger business value. **PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Coordinate internal resources and third parties for end to end project delivery * Ensure that all assigned projects are delivered on\-time, within scope and within budget * Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (including project plans, tools, risk management matrix) in line with FME standards to track progress and deliverables * Develop timelines against project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders * Ensure resource availability and allocation across all stakeholders * Measure and report out project performance * Report changes to scope, budget, timelines as well as risk and issues, escalating through following established governance * Manage relationships with program stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and adoption * Partner with Workstream Leads to ensure consistency in project delivery across multiple geographies * Partner with local Finance to develop standardized workflows for banking, reporting and ensuring appropriate segregation of duties * Implement global payroll procedures and segregation of duties matrixes in\-country to ensure appropriate role mapping * Partner with Internal Controls to apply global payroll controls into local processes * Oversee and coordinate review of vendor risk management processes * Prepare training plans for Payroll WFM system security role audits * Coordinate gathering and review of local payroll and WFM requirements for system changes * Oversee Payroll and HCM system reconciliation efforts as well as data uploads to bring systems in alignment * Support Payroll Operations requirements review and validation against HCM system configuration. Define opportunities for enhancements * Asssess and detail needs for HCM integrations and/ or standardized reporting * Other tasks as assigned by the manager **EDUCATION AND REQUIRED CREDENTIALS:** * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience preferred **EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS****:** * 6\+ years’ experience with payroll processes AND transformation * Experience in payroll project management across multiple geographies * Experience in driving payroll process improvements * Possesses strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information * Must be a team player but also able to work independently. * Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across functions to drive teams towards success\-based results * Must be focused, goal driven, accountable, and exhibit significant attention to detail * Payroll knowledge in multiple countries * Time and attendance knowledge * Project management or transformation expertise * Microsoft tools * Multiple payroll vendor systems * HCM systems, preferably Workday * Nice to have: Preferably ticketing systems, such as ServiceNow * Fluent English * Preferred additional European language * Flexibility in working hours to cover global timezones