Payroll Transformation Lead with French

D-ploy is an IT and Engineering Solutions company with operations throughout the EMEA region including Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, as well as the USA. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and superior services and solutions to numerous industry-leading clients. By building relationships and trusted partnerships within the IT community, we optimize our customer's IT productivity and contribute to the organization's success and value. We are interested in talking to engaging, flexible, and solution-oriented individuals who are looking to become a part of a dynamically growing and international organization. We are focused on creating value where IT counts, join us! Our ambition is to catalyse innovation capability by supporting priority teams to develop truly customer-centred products and services. We are developing an end-to end approach that provides design, design thinking, agile and lean approaches to product development.

We are looking for a Payroll Transformation Lead with French support our key projects designing innovation tools, training and experiences. !

This role lasts initially until the end of 2026 with expected extension, where only a full-time cooperation is available as form of cooperation.

Tasks and Responsibilities
• Drive and own deliverables as per the project plan for Payroll system and process design, ensuring full consolidation to the new Payroll vendor
• Oversee payroll-related data transitions and ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance throughout migration
• Lead, facilitate, and prepare working sessions to define French Payroll requirements in alignment with local legislation, collective agreements, and internal policies
• Ensure Payroll system design supports all statutory and regulatory compliance requirements
• Collaborate closely with Time, Absence, and Benefits teams to ensure end-to end integration and consistency of Payroll processes
• Drive communication, change adoption, and stakeholder alignment across multiple workstreams
• Identify and manage task interdependencies, system impacts, and vendor coordination
• Support Payroll testing cycles, validation activities, and defect resolution
• Prepare for go-live and support transition to steady-state operations for the new Payroll setup

Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in Payroll process management, transformation, or implementation projects
• Strong knowledge of French payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Proven experience working with complex payroll environments and vendor transitions
• Experience with ADP Global View, Workday, and/or SAP payroll systems preferred
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams and interdependencies under tight timelines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field
• Fluency in English and French
• Candidates must declare Criminal record extract not older than three months

Benefits

• Fishing for Friends program - our referral program
• Refreshments in the D-ploy office
• Vouchers (B-day voucher, wedding, and new born surprise, 5-years and10-years anniversary surprise)
• Further development and professional advancement
• Friendly and international working environment
• Competitive salary and various benefits
• Company-sponsored events

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