[Hiring] Payroll Project Manager @Rehlko

Role Description

A Global Payroll Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering payroll transformation, implementation, and optimization projects across multiple countries while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and stakeholder alignment.

• Lead global payroll implementations and transformations.
• Presenting and communicating to C Suite.
• Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Coordinate payroll vendors, HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Tax, and local country teams.
• Manage payroll system migrations, integrations, and process standardization.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and data privacy requirements.
• Drive testing, parallel payroll runs, and deployment activities.
• Monitor project progress and provide updates to executive stakeholders.
• Support change management, training, and transition to operational teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5-10+ years of payroll experience.
• 3-7+ years leading payroll implementation or transformation projects.
• Experience managing multi-country or global payroll programs.
• Experience working with payroll vendors and managed service providers.
• Exposure to mergers, acquisitions, payroll consolidations, or global payroll transformations.
• Payroll systems knowledge: Workday, SAP, ADP is required.
• Risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Process improvement and payroll governance experience.
• Data analysis and reporting skills.

Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
• Rehlko hires candidates only in states where we have an established business presence.
• We do not hire candidates residing in the following states: AK, AR, DE, HI, ME, ND, NE, VT, WV, WY.
• Remote work opportunities are also unavailable for these locations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Work-life flexibility.
• Recognition and rewards.
• Development and career opportunities.
• A safe and inclusive workplace.