Job Description
Job Role: People Ops/Payroll Project Manager III
Location: Remote
Duration: Till End of Year (Possibility of extension)
Key Responsibilities:
Location: Remote
Duration: Till End of Year (Possibility of extension)
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end project coordination for LOA Fix Stage 1 (Lincoln integration modification, salary proration turn-off)
- Drive cross-team alignment and delivery across Lincoln, Time Away, EP
- Manage workstream dependencies, risks, and escalations
- Coordinate integration testing across teams
- Prepare for and support the Stage 2 face-to-face workshop (October)
- Support broader Spend Cluster initiatives including Project PRIDE, RSU Transformation, and WorkDay Reimagined as capacity allows
- Maintain clear status reporting and stakeholder communications
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in People Operations, Payroll, or HR Technology
- Hands-on Workday experience (HCM, Payroll, or Absence modules)
- Proven track record of cross-team project coordination in a large-scale enterprise environment
- Strong understanding of payroll processing, leave of absence policies, and system integrations
- Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams with competing priorities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Lincoln Financial (or similar absence/disability management vendors)
- Familiarity with end-to-end leave processing lifecycles
- Experience in a tech company People Operations environment
- PMP, Prince2, or equivalent project management certification
- Experience with system integration testing across HR/Payroll platforms
Success Metrics:
- LOA Fix Stage 1 delivered on time by November 2026
- Leave calculation error rate reduced from current 96% baseline
- Cross-team dependencies tracked and unblocked proactively
- Stage 2 workshop prepared and executed effectively
Reporting:
- Reports into the MF Spend Cluster program lead. Works closely with Lincoln, Time Away, EP, and Benefits teams.
- Prepared by: Planning & Partnership Manager, MF Spend Cluster
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Texas, TX (Remote) |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Salary | $80–$90 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | www.eteaminc.com |
About Company
Looking for a great job? Join eTeam. We’re looking for talented staffing professionals to join our staff. We also provide contract assignments and full-time jobs at Fortune 2000 Companies. We’ve been named one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts and New Jersey Business.
Skills
- Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Integration Testingunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- PRINCE2unmatched
- Payroll Administrationunmatched
- Payroll Managementunmatched
- Project Management Certificationunmatched
- Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- System Testunmatched
- Technical Operationsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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