Senior Manager, Payroll Advisory and Time & Attendance

Overview

As Senior Manager in EY’s Total Workforce Management practice, you will lead transformation programs spanning operating models, technology and processes for clients. You’ll guide multi-layer implementations, manage teams and partner with executives to deliver end-to-end HR technology and payroll transformations. This role offers impact across client industries, shaping long-term workforce and WFM strategies within a collaborative, growth‑minded culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic workforce transformation programs and help clients define target operating models and business cases
• Deliver high‑quality services within scope, budgets and timelines while managing risk and stakeholder expectations
• Build and maintain executive‑level client relationships and align delivery with business priorities
• Drive business development and contribute to proposal design, staffing, and client presentations
• Advance market offerings and methodologies for Total Workforce Management, including accelerators and IP
• Represent the practice through thought leadership, events and market-facing activities
• Develop people through feedback, training and fostering a collaborative, innovative team environment
• Forecast budgets, manage team capacity and resources within baseline plans, and own quality risk management
• Develop long-term client networks and collaborate with EY teams across services to meet client needs
• Support post‑implementation services and sustainable performance improvements

Key requirements

• Bachelor degree
• 10+ years of experience in consulting or as a Workforce Management or Payroll Business Owner
• Experience leading teams and guiding clients through complex problems with executive oversight
• Experience leading business transformation, process design and roadmaps of change
• Experience driving client discussions, requirements gathering, testing and deployment
• Track record delivering end-to-end transformation including operating model, technology and process changes
• Experience in transformation project management and leading multi‑layered implementations
• Ability to work with limited information and take problems to the next step
• Experience in post‑implementation support and building diverse teams in a matrix organisation
• Flexibility to travel on short notice

• Strong work ethic
• Team building and collaboration
• Excellent oral and written communication (Excel, PowerPoint proficiency)
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• HR technology implementations

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