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Payroll Implementation Manager

HiBob

  • Join HiBob, a fast-growing HR platform that helps modern, mid-size businesses transform their people management. As a Payroll Implementation Manager, you will lead customers through their transition to HiBob UK Payroll, managing multiple projects and ensuring successful implementation. You will need strong end-to-end UK payroll experience, previous experience in a payroll implementation role, and excellent project management and communication skills.
  • Lead customers through their transition to HiBob UK Payroll, managing projects from kick-off to go-live.
  • Utilize detailed UK payroll knowledge to align customer needs with the platform's capabilities, ensuring successful implementation.
  • Manage multiple customer projects simultaneously, maintaining detailed plans and communicating progress clearly.
  • Strong end-to-end UK payroll experience, covering tax calculations, statutory payments and pensions, with up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation.
  • Previous experience in a payroll implementation or onboarding role, carrying out the key tasks involved in moving customers onto a new platform and meeting go-live deadlines.
  • Demonstrable experience managing multiple customers simultaneously, balancing competing deadlines and priorities.
  • In-depth understanding of payroll reconciliations, parallel runs and data migrations, with the numerical confidence and attention to detail to spot anomalies and investigate complex discrepancies.
  • Good knowledge of payroll system builds and configuration, with the ability to translate customer requirements into an effective setup.
  • Experience guiding customers through system integrations and delivering clear, practical training sessions.
  • Strong project management and organisational skills, including planning, scope management, risk identification and timely escalation.
  • Excellent customer-facing and internal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex payroll topics, understand customer needs and manage expectations.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ownership, with the ability to resolve complex queries independently and carry out initial investigations before involving a specialist or engineer.
  • A proactive, collaborative approach and the ability to adapt as priorities, processes and customer needs evolve.

**It would also be helpful to bring:**

  • Experience working in a SaaS or payroll technology business.
  • Experience collaborating with Product and Engineering teams on customer issues and delivery improvements.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce.