LATAM Payroll Project Manager
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Location: Fully Remote (LATAM Time Zones)
Contract: 2 Year Contract // Day Rate Contract
Language Requirement: Fluent Spanish & English

We are partnering with a global organisation undergoing a large-scale Payroll Transformation Programme. As part of this strategic global initiative, they are seeking a LATAM Payroll Project Manager to lead a cluster of country implementations across the region.

This role will sit within an established in-house payroll transformation team operating under a structured global governance framework. The successful candidate will execute the regional payroll strategy, support vendor transitions, drive system implementations, and ensure payroll compliance, controls, and data integrity across multiple LATAM countries.

The organisation currently operates across a complex and fragmented payroll landscape, including enterprise platforms such as Workday in the US, larger legacy systems in Europe, and smaller localised solutions across various markets.

The global transformation aims to:

  • Standardise payroll processes globally

  • Execute a new payroll operating model

  • Consolidate and rationalise payroll vendors

  • Support outsourcing for smaller markets

  • Drive HR and payroll data clean-up initiatives

  • Implement proper segregation of duties and controls

  • Align payroll, HCM, and Time & Attendance solutions

  • Strengthen compliance, reporting, and governance frameworks

The LATAM Payroll Project Manager will lead regional execution aligned with global programme standards.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Programme Delivery

  • Lead end-to-end payroll implementation projects across multiple LATAM countries

  • Coordinate internal stakeholders and third-party vendors for successful delivery

  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation (plans, RAID logs, status reporting)

  • Track performance and escalate risks and issues through established governance

Payroll Transformation & Implementation

  • Execute payroll strategy and system implementations across the region

  • Oversee payroll and HCM system reconciliation and data alignment

  • Drive HR and payroll data clean-up initiatives

  • Coordinate gathering and validation of local payroll and WFM requirements

  • Support vendor selection processes and implementation phases

  • Oversee vendor risk management reviews

Controls, Compliance & Process Optimisation

  • Implement global payroll procedures and segregation of duties matrices locally

  • Partner with Finance to standardise workflows (banking, reporting, controls)

  • Work with Internal Controls to embed global payroll controls into local processes

  • Define and implement local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

  • Identify opportunities for process enhancements and system improvements

Stakeholder & Governance Management

  • Manage relationships with regional and global programme stakeholders

  • Partner with Workstream Leads to ensure consistency across geographies

  • Ensure resource allocation and alignment across functional teams

  • Prepare training plans and support system security audits

  • Provide structured reporting into the global payroll transformation leadership

Required Experience

  • 6+ years’ experience in payroll transformation and/or payroll project management

  • Proven experience managing multi-country payroll implementations (LATAM essential)

  • Strong payroll system implementation experience

  • Experience working across multiple payroll vendor platforms

  • HCM system knowledge (Workday preferred)

  • Experience with payroll data migration and data clean-up initiatives

  • Knowledge of Time & Attendance systems

  • Strong understanding of payroll controls, governance, and segregation of duties

  • Experience operating within structured PMO environments

Skills & Competencies

  • Fluent Spanish and English (mandatory)

  • Strong stakeholder management skills across global teams

  • Analytical and detail-oriented mindset

  • Able to work independently within a remote structure

  • Comfortable in governance-heavy environments

  • Highly organised, accountable, and delivery-focused

  • Proficient with Microsoft project tools

  • Nice to have: Experience with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow

Additional Information

  • Fully remote role aligned to LATAM time zones (location flexible)

  • Occasional onsite attendance welcome if geographically feasible

  • Engagement via external payroll provider (day rate contract)

  • Programme commitment through December 2027

  • Two-stage interview process with Payroll Transformation leadership

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