Role: Principal Consultant/Success Factors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Implementation Consultant
Technology: SAP Success Factors EC Payroll
Location: London, UK

Job Description

Today, the corporate landscape is dynamic and the world ahead is full of possibilities! None of the amazing things we do at Infosys would be possible without an equally amazing culture, the environment where ideas can flourish and where you are empowered to move forward as far as your ideas will take you.

At Infosys, we assure that your career will never stand still, we will inspire you to build what's next and we will navigate further together. Our journey of learnability, values and trusted relationships with our clients continue to be the cornerstones of our organization and these values are upheld only because of our people.

Your role

In the role of a Principal Consultant, you will anchor the engagement effort for assignments, all the way from business process consulting and problem definition to solution design, development and deployment. You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes, deliverables. As a thought leader in your domain, you will be the key advisor to architecture and design reviews. You will anchor business pursuit initiatives, client training, in-house capability building. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Implementation Lead to drive end-to-end implementation of Payroll solutions across the UK, Ireland, and Sweden. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in regional statutory and regulatory requirements, hands-on system implementation experience, and the ability to lead multi-country delivery teams through complex transformations. This role requires strong stakeholder engagement, solution governance, and functional leadership across all project phases-from discovery through go-live and stabilization.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 2-3 end-to-end multi-country Payroll implementations as a Lead.
• Experience working in large, complex programs with global delivery models.
• Expertise with SAP Payroll, Success Factors EC Payroll, or other enterprise payroll platforms.
• This role required travel to Manchester, UK

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation & Solution Design
• Lead full-cycle Payroll implementations across UK, Ireland, and Sweden, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Conduct country-specific payroll workshops to capture statutory rules, union requirements, local policies, and organizational processes.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional designs and support technical teams with integration specifications.
• Oversee data migration strategy, validation rules, conversion templates, and reconciliation of legacy payroll data.
• Ensure payroll solution compliance with local tax laws, statutory regulations, pensions, social security, and reporting norms.
• Drive User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, parallel payroll runs, and payroll sign-off processes.
• Provide leadership during mock runs, cutover, go-live, and hypercare support.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Payroll process owners, HR leads, and local country stakeholders.
• Deliver clear communication, documentation updates, and risk/issue reports to project leadership.

Personal

Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:

• High analytical skills
• A high degree of initiative and flexibility
• High customer orientation
• High quality awareness
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through the many next of their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys can help your enterprise navigate your next.

All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence and performance. We are committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.