Senior Project Manager
Summary
This is a 10-month contract role for a Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of payroll system upgrades and data transitions. The role involves coordinating internal teams and vendors while managing project governance, implementation, and post-go-live support.
Salary: Competitive hourly rate
Senior Project Manager | Contract (10-months) | Auckland (Hybrid)
This is a hands-on delivery role requiring someone who can quickly take ownership, navigate a complex stakeholder environment, and ensure payroll systems and data transition smoothly through a period of organisational change.
This is a hands-on delivery role requiring someone who can quickly take ownership, navigate a complex stakeholder environment, and ensure payroll systems and data transition smoothly through a period of organisational change.
About the role
You’ll lead the project end-to-end, from planning and mobilisation through to implementation, cutover and post-go-live support.
Working across Payroll, HR, Technology and operational teams, you’ll coordinate internal resources, vendors and implementation partners while maintaining strong governance across scope, budget, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones.
About you
You’ll bring:
- Senior Project Management experience delivering complex enterprise system upgrades, migrations or implementations
- Strong payroll or HRIS project experience, ideally including MYOB PayGlobal
- Strong understanding of data migration, cleansing, UAT, cutover and hypercare
- Experience managing vendors and third-party implementation partners
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Technology and business teams
- A pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to deliver in a complex enterprise environment
**please note only candidates based in New Zealand with the appropriate work rights (a valid visa) will be considered**