Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things.
Serving customers in over 100 countries, our research scientists and engineers continue to invent and accelerate new technologies that will increasingly transform the way people and things communicate and connect.

Nokia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion.

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The Role and Responsibilities cover the following:

Support the portfolio of all payroll related projects in APAC and Greater China region

Work out the business case including cost analysis for transformation projects

Ability to build strong partnerships with stakeholders and key partners for the program.

Develop and maintain detailed project plan, including schedule of regular meetings, key updates and tracking of milestones across the programme

Lead projects for Payroll of medium & large-scale complexity e.g. new vendor transitions, transformation projects, integration projects etc.

Support the end of phase review assessment of projects.

Work with Payroll Operations, vendors, and internal teams to develop and constantly evolve systems and processes.

Recommend and design work around solutions.

Ability to roll up sleeves and operate as an individual contributor to get the job done; at the same time, be able to guide stakeholders toward an objective.

Work with stakeholders to understand goals and objectives and identify success criteria.

Manage and present data to drive strategic business decisions.

Work with all stakeholders to ensure solution meets defined success criteria.

Execute and drive program/project, execution, and adoption across multiple teams

Collaborate with project stakeholders to define and deliver on agreed upon milestones. Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs

Manage project risk and coordinate with relevant stake holders for the solutions

Lead project/change communication

Communicate and escalate project status/issues in concise and professional manner

Own the business reviews of the project (weekly/monthly/quarterly) for the projects

Partner with Payroll team in assessing tools, approaches, processed, methodology and techniques to improve efficiency

Basic Qualifications:

-5+ years in Payroll / HR

-Multiple years of program / project management experience

-Project Management experience in Payroll/HR.

-Payroll implementation experience.

-Strong process flow documentation, Excel skills

-Experience in PM methodology and tools

-Ability to work effectively with teams, to deliver projects and initiatives.

-Ability to excel both independently and in a team environment.

-Time and Attendance system experience

-Good English language skills. Senior management experience combined with excellent communication skills and strong service- and result-orientation.

Desirable:

-Expertise in Robotics, PowerBi, Advanced Excel and Macro related skills will be preferable.

-Expertise in Six Sigma methodologies would be preferable

knowledge of SAP HR systems other relevant HR tools (like workday, Oracle would be preferable