Project Manager - Global Payroll Transformation

Location: Gdynia, Poland

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the next phase of global payroll transformation within HR Global Shared Service (GSS). This is a two-year assignment focused on implementing a common global payroll solution, transitioning to a global managed payroll model and establishing a more standardized and scalable payroll setup. 

You will take end-to-end ownership of project delivery. Working closely with Payroll Operations across GSS payroll teams in Europe, Asia and Americas, GSS Process Experts, Finance, Global Process Owners, IT and external Payroll vendors, you will be responsible for keeping the project on track, managing risks and ensuring successful delivery across all countries. We are looking for someone with practical experience in global payroll and payroll vendor implementations to navigate complexity and drive results. 

Your key responsibilities 

• Lead the end-to-end global payroll transformation roadmap, from planning and country readiness through implementation, stabilization and handover to operations. 
• Drive implementation of the global payroll vendor solution across countries. 
• Coordinate delivery across HR Operations, Payroll Operations, Process Experts, Global Process Owners, IT, Finance, Procurement and external vendors. 
• Ensure global standards are implemented while meeting local payroll, compliance and statutory requirements. 
• Manage project plans, risks, budgets, governance and leadership reporting. 
• Lead stakeholder engagement, communication and change management activities. 
• Support successful testing, go-live, stabilization and handover to operations. 
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization and operational excellence across payroll services. 

 

About Us

As the internal support organization for DNV and DNV owned companies, we deliver shared services within Human Resources, Finance, IT and Real Estate & Procurement to DNV globally. Our mission is to enable DNV to grow, succeed with its business goals and improve competitiveness. Customer experience is at the core of everything we do. GSS is responsible for many of the tools, processes and daily routines that create the backbone of DNV. We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.