Payroll & Reporting Data Lead (15 Months FTC)
WPP
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Define and manage the data migration strategy and data migration process activity across WPP's APAC markets between the current payroll solutions and the new payroll vendors solutions
- Partnering with the APAC regional delivery lead and business analysts to understand the data requirements as per the new system configuration and work with local payroll teams to extract the required data, transform where required and review prior to load to the new solution.
- Partnering with WPP's Workday and WPP's People Data teams to ensure alignment of global data dictionaries and data descriptions for alignment of systems and system integrations to enable quality data reporting across the technology stack.
- Managing and supporting a team of 3 dedicated APAC data analysts to define required data transformation logic and develop Alteryx data processes and workflows to enable data files for load within the new payroll solutions.
- Responsible for ensuring data review and sign off within agencies across markets in scope prior to data loads
- Responsible for ensuring data quality control and review of testing from a data perspective.
- Partnering with the Global WPP Data Protection Officer to ensure that data governance is being adhered to and WPP risk and controls/compliance / local data laws are respected and incorporated into the local data management strategy including data storage, transfer and data retention policies.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data management, data migration, data analysis or related field within the HR or Payroll space.
- Experience in managing large-scale data migration projects across markets. Ideally experience with large scale transformation programs within HR and Payroll such as Workday or similar
- Strong understanding of data structures within payroll systems such as ADP, Alight, Ceridian, or others
- Strong understanding of data quality control and testing methodologies.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of payroll systems and processes would be an advantage.