At ABB , we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB , you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This role sits within ABB 's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment. This Position reports to: Global Payroll Transformation and M&A; Lead Your Role: Own the Challenge As ABB Robotics embarks on its journey as a standalone general leader in automation, we are looking for an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead end-to-end payroll system implementation projects across multiple countries, as well as local discovery initiatives related to Payroll, Employee Life Cycle (ELC), and Time & Attendance processes. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering payroll transformation initiatives while ensuring compliance, stakeholder alignment, and a successful transition to ongoing operations. This position requires strong project management expertise, in-depth payroll knowledge, experience managing third-party vendors, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic global environment. The work model for the role is: Remote This role will functionally report to Global Payroll Transformation Lead who will act as an overarching Program Manager. Preferred candidates are from Mexico or US.



Key Responsibilities - Lead payroll implementation projects from initiation through go-live and stabilization. - Drive local country discovery workshops to understand current state processes and help define future-state solutions. - Define project scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and deliverables. - Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, risk registers, and status reports.

- Coordinate activities across HR, Finance, IT, payroll vendors, and other key stakeholders. - Manage payroll system implementations, working closely with integration and data migration teams. - Ensure payroll processes comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and company policies. - Facilitate workshops to gather business requirements and document functional specifications. - Oversee testing activities, including SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs, and issue resolution. - Monitor project budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure successful delivery. - Identify project risks and proactively implement mitigation plans. - Provide regular communication and project updates to executive stakeholders. - Support organizational change management, training activities, and transition to business-as-usual operations. - Ensure effective post-implementation support and successful project closure. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree required. - 5+ years of project management experience in payroll and HR transformation projects. - Proven experience leading payroll implementations in US and LATAM within managed services environments. - Experience with implementation of a global payroll provider is a must, if it was Strada is a plus. - Strong understanding of payroll operations, compliance requirements, and payroll-related controls. - Fluent English required; advanced Spanish and/or Portuguese is a strong advantage. - Hands-on experience with Workday is a plus. - Experience designing and implementing Workday-to-Payroll integrations. - Experience supporting divestiture or separation programs is highly desirable.

📌 Payroll Transformation & Implementation Project Manager - Americas (México)
🏢 ABB
📍 México