Need SAP EC Payroll Process Owner & SAP EC Payroll Technical Project Manager positions :: 100% Remote

Job Title: SAP EC Payroll Process Owner / SAP EC Payroll Technical Project Manager

Location: 100% Remote

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Process Owner / Technical Project Manager with strong expertise in end-to-end payroll operations, payroll testing, payroll execution, and payroll reconciliation during parallel payroll runs. The ideal candidate will work directly with clients and collaborate closely with Payroll Functional Consultants to ensure successful payroll implementations, payroll transformations, and production readiness. This role requires excellent stakeholder management, strong payroll domain knowledge, and the ability to drive payroll quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end payroll process activities during implementation and transformation projects.
• Own payroll testing activities, including Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Parallel Payroll Runs, and Production Validation.
• Execute payroll validation and reconcile payroll results between legacy and new payroll systems.
• Analyze payroll discrepancies and work with Functional Consultants to resolve payroll issues.
• Coordinate payroll cutover, go-live, and post-production support activities.
• Partner closely with Payroll Functional Consultants, technical teams, and client stakeholders.
• Ensure payroll compliance with country-specific payroll regulations and statutory requirements.
• Prepare test scenarios, test scripts, reconciliation reports, and project documentation.
• Track project milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies while ensuring timely delivery.
• Facilitate client workshops, status meetings, and payroll solution discussions.

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in end-to-end payroll processes and payroll operations.
• Experience with payroll testing, payroll execution, and payroll result reconciliation.
• Hands-on experience performing Parallel Payroll Runs and payroll validation.
• Strong understanding of payroll implementation and migration projects.
• Experience working with SAP EC Payroll or global payroll solutions.
• Ability to analyze payroll variances and troubleshoot payroll issues.
• Strong client-facing, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with functional consultants and cross-functional project teams.
• Knowledge of payroll compliance, taxation, and statutory regulations.
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 13+ years of payroll implementation or payroll operations experience.
• Experience as a Payroll Process Owner, Payroll Lead, or Technical Project Manager.
• Experience working on global payroll transformation projects.
• SAP SuccessFactors EC Payroll experience is highly preferred.
• Experience working with payroll implementations is an added advantage.