HR Business Product Manager - Payroll

HR Business Product Manager - Payroll | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsHR Business Product Manager - PayrollCzech Republic, Multiple Locations, Multiple LocationsApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200043325Date postedJul 15, 2026Work site3 days / week in-officeTravelLess than 25%ProfessionBusiness OperationsDisciplineBusiness Program ManagementRole typeIndividual ContributorEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewThe HR Business Product Manager (People Operations Wave Lead) is a core member of Microsoft’s Pay Transformation program — a global initiative to modernize the payroll operating model by establishing Employee Central (EC) as the single source of truth for pay data and enabling automated, standardized pay-data transfer from EC to payroll providers (ADP and EY). The role owns the HR side of operational readiness for assigned country deployment waves, translating program strategy into standardized, compliant, and automated pay-data collection and transfer processes that improve payroll accuracy, timeliness, and scalability across countries.ResponsibilitiesWave leadership: Serve as People Operations Wave Lead for assigned country deployment waves, accountable for end-to-end HR-side operational readiness through blueprinting, build, testing, go-live, and hypercare.Process & controls design: Design the Pay Transformation “To-Be” process, including controls and Detailed Task Procedures (DTPs); define and uphold the program’s pay-data principles and standards.Data analysis for integrations: Lead data analysis for EC-to-payroll integration requirements (Infotypes IT14/IT15, master data, and country-specific fields) to ensure accurate, complete inputs to payroll providers.Wage type mastery & automation: Own wage type (WT) mastery and automation — confirm wage types are correctly configured and keyed in Employee Central, coordinate EC Extractor configuration so inputs replicate cleanly to payroll, prevent duplicate inputs, and align replication “as-of” dates with providers.Operational readiness: Lead operational readiness for HR Service Delivery Centres and OnePayroll, equipping teams to run new integration processes effectively.Change & adoption: Determine and execute the adoption, change management, and readiness strategy for each implementation, including stakeholder engagement and communications.Testing & quality: Support UAT strategy and test-scenario sign-off, and coordinate SIT, replication and payroll testing, parallel runs, cutover, and hypercare.Compliance & privacy: Complete required privacy reviews (SuccessFactors, DRM, Mashup, associated manual processes, and Works Council) and ensure payroll compliance across in-scope countries.Cross-functional coordination: Partner across One-Microsoft stakeholders — HR Service Delivery (Employee Data), FinOps/Payroll & OnePayroll, Employee Experience (Engineering), CoE Architects, and payroll providers (ADP, EY) — and route issues through the program triage path.QualificationsRequired Qualifications: Proven experience in HR operations, payroll operations, or HR business-process management.Experience supporting global or multi-country payroll in a complex, matrixed organization.Working knowledge of HCM platforms, ideally SAP SuccessFactors / Employee Central and ADP Global View and associated reporting/integrationsDemonstrated ability to design business processes and controls (e.g., DTPs) and drive standardization.Experience delivering cross-functional programs or projects on schedule with multiple stakeholders.Strong data-analysis skills with high attention to accuracy and data integrity.Familiarity with the testing lifecycle (SIT/UAT), cutover, and hypercare in system implementations.Excellent...