AMERICAS Payroll Implementation Lead

AVEVA•Houston, TX

2d•$85,600 - $142,800•Hybrid

About The Position

As the AMERICAS Payroll Implementation Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in Aveva's global HR transformation-leading payroll migrations across six countries. You'll be part of a collaborative, cross-regional team that values creativity, support, and having fun while delivering complex change. This role is central to ensuring smooth transitions, compliance with local legislation, and strong data governance, all while driving progress toward a March 2027 go live.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years broad experience of end-to-end lifecycle AMERICAS Payroll implementations across complex organizations (essential)
Experience with Workday and multiple Global Payroll systems
Strong data migration skills including the planning and execution of data migration and knowledge of mandatory and optional country field requirements
Ability to understand the business requirements and user needs, and translate them into operational requirements
A detailed-driven problem solver, with a passion for delivering exceptional levels of customer service.
A strong presenter with excellent English & Spanish language verbal and written Communication skills.

Nice To Haves

End-to-end AMERICAS payroll implementation experience across complex organizations, demonstrating impact through delivery excellence.
Strong data migration and integration skills, including Workday and Oracle API knowledge, showing curiosity and technical depth.
Excellent communication in English and Spanish, fostering trust and collaboration across global teams.
Creative problem-solving and process improvement mindset, reflecting aspiration to innovate and elevate operational standards.

Responsibilities

Lead on each country implementation lifecycle from workshops, gather requirements for build, lead of testing, UAT, any SIT support for integrations, data migration, Parallel run, Go Live & Hyper care.
Undertake a gap-fit assessment of current data and the processes that have been built to date. With a focus on local legislative requirements where applicable.
Work with People Technology to develop Workday pre integration payroll reports to analyze data for migration
Work closely with Global HR Operations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time during Go Live and Post implementation support
Help to create processes to monitor/ police the adherence of data standards (data governance).