Transformation Project Manager (HRIS) - Home Based

Transformation Project Manager (HRIS) – Home Based

12-month FTC (strong likelihood of extension)

£60,000 – £65,000

We’re supporting a national organisation in the search for an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead a major HR and payroll systems transformation.

This is a high-impact role for someone who can combine strong project management discipline with hands-on HRIS implementation experience. The organisation is looking for an individual who can take ownership of the full project lifecycle, help mobilise the programme, and drive it through to delivery.

With a key focus on people, processes, and adoption, this is a business-led transformation, and this role is a critical part of the programme.

The Role

You’ll lead the delivery of an HRIS project with a focus on HR and payroll, with potential additional scope across related workforce systems.

You’ll be expected to operate from early-stage discovery through to implementation, working across business stakeholders, SMEs, suppliers, and governance forums to ensure the project is structured, controlled, and successfully delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an end-to-end HRIS implementation project from discovery through to deployment
• Own project governance, planning, controls, reporting, and stakeholder management
• Support requirements validation and help shape future project scope
• Manage the RFP and procurement process alongside internal procurement and SME teams
• Contribute to business case development and support investment decision-making
• Oversee vendor selection, supplier management, and implementation activity
• Coordinate data migration and integration activity from a project leadership perspective
• Drive rollout, business readiness, and handover into BAU
• Build credibility quickly with both business and technical stakeholders
• Help re-energise a programme that has previously been paused

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end HRIS or HR/payroll system implementations
• Strong project management fundamentals, including governance, delivery planning, risk and issue management, and controls
• Experience working across the full lifecycle, including requirements, procurement/RFP, vendor selection, implementation, and rollout
• Strong understanding of HR operations and processes
• Ability to lead from a business change perspective, not just a technical delivery lens
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional SMEs
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate in a complex organisation
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the credibility to hit the ground running

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting data migration, mapping, validation, and integration within system implementations
• Exposure to change management or business readiness activity
• Broader ERP or finance systems experience

Additional Details

• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Likely extension beyond initial term
• Home-based, with occasional travel to London for key workshops, demos, and stakeholder sessions
• Interview process expected to be a single stage plus assessment

If this is of interest, apply today and we’ll be in touch to discuss further.