We are looking for an experienced Senior SAP Payroll & Time Lead to take end‑to‑end ownership of the Payroll and Time workstream on a major ECC to S/4HANA (H4S4) technical migration.
This is a senior, client‑facing role, requiring deep SAP HCM Payroll & Time expertise, proven migration delivery experience, and the ability to lead stakeholders through a complex transformation.
Key Responsibilities
* Own the SAP Payroll & Time workstream across the full migration lifecycle: design, build, testing, cutover and hypercare
* Act as the primary functional SME for Payroll & Time, providing best‑practice guidance for S/4HANA / H4S4
* Lead impact assessment and solution design for Payroll & Time in the move from SAP ECC to H4S4
* Work closely with technical, integration and Basis teams to ensure data readiness, system stability and migration success
* Oversee payroll data validation and reconciliation activities, including parallel payroll runs, to ensure accuracy, control and compliance
* Manage senior stakeholders, providing clear status reporting, driving issue resolution and supporting decision‑making
* Identify and mitigate functional risks, issues and dependencies across the Payroll & Time domain
* Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation and client‑specific payroll/time policies and controls
* Govern and support testing activities (SIT, UAT) and payroll‑specific validation and assurance cycles
Required Skills & Experience
* Extensive hands‑on experience in SAP HCM Payroll and Time Management (UK payroll strongly preferred)
* Proven track record delivering SAP S/4HANA (H4S4) and/or ECC technical migration programmes
* Deep knowledge of SAP payroll schemas, rules, time evaluation and payroll integrations
* Strong experience in payroll data migration, reconciliation and parallel payroll testing
* Confident, client‑facing leader able to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders
* Comfortable operating in complex, regulated, governance‑driven delivery environments
This role is suited to a senior SAP professional who can combine detailed functional expertise with leadership of a critical workstream in a large‑scale S/4HANA migration.