Payroll Test Manager (15 Months FTC)

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations - from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.Why we're hiring:At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT's mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences, and deliver insight from WPP's petabytes of data and breadth of expertise.As part of this transformation journey the global payroll team are initiating a payroll standardisation and consolidation program starting with India to harmonize payroll processes, ways of working and streamlined vendor solutions ahead of integration to Workday.What you'll be doing:The APAC (India) Payroll Test Manager will be responsible for implementing and managing the full end-to-end testing approach, planning, SIT, UAT, test script creation for new payroll systems, payroll data migration testing, and integration testing. The role requires strong leadership skills to manage APAC regional test managers and ensure the successful delivery of payroll testing within APAC.Working in partnership with the regional delivery lead, business analysts and WPP global test teams to ensure accurate testing across all defined payroll processing requirements whilst managing a test analyst to support in the testing activities.Define an end to end testing strategy in partnership with the proposed payroll vendors in region including co-creating and maintaining test scripts for execution during SIT and UATImplement and manage the full end-to-end testing approach for regional payroll systemsManage regional test analysts and ensure the successful delivery of payroll testing within their regionEnsure accurate and timely payroll data migration testing and test completion/execution status reportsCollaborate with the WPP/WD Test Teams to ensure alignment with global testing standards and processesProvide regular status updates to stakeholders on testing progress and any issues or risksDevelop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including regional payroll teams, IT teams, and business partners What you'll need:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fieldMinimum of 5 years of experience in payroll testing, with at least 2 years in a managerial roleStrong understanding of payroll systems such as ADP, Alight, Ceridian, or others.Stong knowledge of payroll processes and regulationsExperience with system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT)Excellent leadership and team management skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to work independently and manage multiple prioritiesExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsKnowledge of Workday HCM is preferred.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?WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal. PRB