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Why we're hiring:
Are you passionate about payroll transformation and eager to make a significant impact within the APAC market, with a focus on India? Join us at WPP, a global leader in communications, advertising, and marketing services, as we embark on an exciting journey to support payroll transformation across our agencies. As a key player in harmonizing our diverse agencies into one unified pay system, you'll have the opportunity to drive efficiency, streamline processes, and foster collaboration. If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team shaping the future of payroll in the region, we want to hear from you
What you'll be doing:
The APAC (India) Payroll Change Manager will be responsible for leading the payroll-specific change initiatives and reporting into the Senior Director, People Operations & Transformation.
The role holder will be responsible for defining critical stakeholders and understanding their influence and support for the program, and deploying engagement plans accordingly. They will also build awareness of the change and work with the business comms lead to build a foundation of understanding and engagement, incorporating project feedback loops.
The Change Manager will be responsible for change management, communications and training planning and delivery in region and will support in designing new organizational processes and role changes.
- Partnering with WPP’s Senior Director, People Operations & Transformation to implement the defined change framework in relation to the payroll program consolidation program.
- Identify critical stakeholders and understand their influence and support for the payroll consolidation program including any cross over influence for other programs such as Workday where cross program dependencies are identified.
- Design and deploy engagement plans accordingly aligned to the payroll program.
- Build awareness of the change and work with the business communication lead(s) to build a foundation of understanding and engagement, incorporating project feedback loops
- Conduct change impact assessments and provide training where required in region
- Support in designing new organizational processes and role changes to support change
- Provide proposals and input into overall deliverables for their client group, work stream (e.g., directing marketing, advertising), practice, or function
- Own the responsibilities for smaller clients within their practice area or work stream
- Provide input into policies and guidelines
What you'll need:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Human Resources, or related field
- Proven experience as a Change Manager on large scale multi market transformation programmes within HR and/or Payroll across Workday, ADP or similar ERP programs
- Strong understanding of key change management methodologies
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in designing and delivering training programs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of change management principles and tools
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed team environment
- Flexibility to travel as required
Who you are:
You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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