Payroll Project Lead

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.
At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.
Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Global Payroll Transformation, Implementation & Transition
Play a key role in global payroll transformation initiatives, ensuring successful transition to a managed services operating model
Partner with implementation teams to execute payroll vendor transition and country migrations
Accountable for alignment between Workday configuration and payroll vendor setup to ensure seamless integration
Direct payroll testing cycles (e.g., parallel runs, user acceptance testing) and ensure defects are resolved prior to go-live
Lead cutover planning and execution, ensuring business readiness across stakeholders
Establish transition governance, including tracking milestones, risks, and dependencies during implementation phases
Own onboarding of new countries into the managed payroll model and enable scalable expansion globally
Drive operational readiness for steady-state service delivery post-implementation, including knowledge transfer, process stabilization, and baseline performance metrics
Payroll Service Delivery & Vendor Management
Accountable for end-to-end payroll delivery across multiple countries through outsourced providers
Own vendor performance outcomes, ensuring SLAs, service quality, accuracy, and employee experience standards are consistently achieved
Lead issue escalation, resolution, and ongoing service optimization
Govern vendor-driven changes, ensuring alignment with business requirements and operational readiness
Stakeholder Partnership & Business Alignment
Partner with HR, Finance, and Technology teams to align payroll delivery with business priorities
Forecast demand and adapt payroll services to evolving organizational needs
Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders on payroll outcomes and service performance
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Own compliance and regulatory adherence across all countries in scope
Maintain strong controls and audit readiness
Drive internal and external audit engagements, ensuring timely and accurate responses
Continuous Improvement & Standardization
Drive payroll standardization efforts across markets
Own and deliver automation and process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, and scalability
Actively lead innovation efforts as part of the ongoing payroll transformation roadmap
Job Category:
Temporary Employee
Posting End Date:
03/11/2026