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# Payroll Implementation Project Manager

- **Company:** Fashion & Retail Personnel
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, RAID, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), PRINCE2
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.fashionpersonnel.co.uk/jobseekers/fashion-job-search/apply/684648

## About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior project professional with a proven track record of recovering complex payroll, HRIS or ERP implementations. You'll take ownership of stabilising a live payroll programme, driving issue resolution, establishing effective governance, and restoring confidence across the business., We're interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

 * Extensive Project Management experience delivering payroll, HRIS or ERP programmes
 * Previous experience leading implementation recovery, stabilisation or post-go-live remediation projects
 * Strong stakeholder management across technical and business teams
 * Excellent governance, planning and reporting skills
 * Proven root cause analysis and structured problem-solving capability
 * Outstanding communication and facilitation skills

Desirable experience includes:

 * UK payroll operations knowledge
 * Vendor management experience
 * PRINCE2, PMP, MSP or Agile certification
 * Change management experience or qualifications

## Description

You'll lead the recovery and stabilisation of a payroll implementation by:

 * Assessing the current state of the programme and validating outstanding issues, risks and impacts
 * Completing structured root cause analysis across technology, processes, controls, training and change
 * Developing and mobilising a prioritised recovery roadmap
 * Coordinating technical, operational, testing, training and communications workstreams
 * Establishing governance, reporting, RAID management and escalation processes
 * Supporting the transition to a stable Business-as-Usual operating model

Key Responsibilities

 * Conduct discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews
 * Review project documentation, risks and open defects
 * Lead root cause analysis and define corrective actions
 * Develop integrated recovery plans, workstreams and milestones
 * Coordinate technical teams, payroll operations, HR, vendors and business stakeholders
 * Manage RAID logs, actions, dependencies and decision registers
 * Prepare executive status reports and steering committee updates
 * Oversee testing, readiness activities and implementation tracking
 * Coordinate training, communications and change management activity
 * Ensure a smooth transition into BAU ownership once stabilisation has been achieved


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