Payroll Transformation & Implementation Project Manager - Americas

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This role sits within ABB 's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.
This Position reports to:
Global Payroll Transformation and M&A Lead
Your Role: Own the Challenge

As ABB Robotics embarks on its journey as a standalone global leader in automation, we are looking for an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead end-to-end payroll system implementation projects across multiple countries, as well as local discovery initiatives related to Payroll, Employee Life Cycle (ELC), and Time & Attendance processes.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering payroll transformation initiatives while ensuring compliance, stakeholder alignment, and a successful transition to ongoing operations. This position requires strong project management expertise, in-depth payroll knowledge, experience managing third-party vendors, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic global environment.
The work model for the role is: Remote

This role will functionally report to Global Payroll Transformation Lead who will act as an overarching Program Manager. Preferred candidates are from Mexico or US.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead payroll implementation projects from initiation through go-live and stabilization.

- Drive local country discovery workshops to understand current state processes and help define future-state solutions.

- Define project scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.

- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, risk registers, and status reports.

- Coordinate activities across HR, Finance, IT, payroll vendors, and other key stakeholders.

- Manage payroll system implementations, working closely with integration and data migration teams.

- Ensure payroll processes comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and company policies.

- Facilitate workshops to gather business requirements and document functional specifications.

- Oversee testing activities, including SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs, and issue resolution.

- Monitor project budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure successful delivery.

- Identify project risks and proactively implement mitigation plans.

- Provide regular communication and project updates to executive stakeholders.

- Support organizational change management, training activities, and transition to business-as-usual operations.

- Ensure effective post-implementation support and successful project closure.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree required.

- 5+ years of project management experience in payroll and HR transformation projects.

- Proven experience leading payroll implementations in US and LATAM within managed services environments.

- Experience with implementation of a global payroll provider is a must, if it was Strada is a plus.

- Strong understanding of payroll operations, compliance requirements, and payroll-related controls.

- Fluent English required; advanced Spanish and/or Portuguese is a strong advantage.

- Hands-on experience with Workday is a plus.

- Experience designing and implementing Workday-to-Payroll integrations.

- Experience supporting divestiture or separation programs is highly desirable.

- Experience working with global and cross-functional t