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Paylocity

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1997

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 $10M Venture Round - Paylocity on 2008-05

HR Tech • SaaS • B2B

Paylocity is a provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management software for businesses of all sizes. Its platform includes payroll, HR, time & labor, benefits administration, talent management (recruiting, onboarding, performance, learning), employee experience tools and AI-driven features, and it serves small businesses through enterprises as well as partners such as accountants, brokers, and tech partners.

📋 Description

• Lead large-scale, high-visibility IT projects involving enterprise applications (ERP/CRM), SaaS platforms, integrations, infrastructure, and/or security initiatives. • Collaborate with executive sponsors to define project strategy, scope, roadmap, resourcing model, and success metrics. • Drive alignment across business units to ensure objectives support organizational priorities. • Build comprehensive project artifacts: detailed plans, schedules, budgets/forecasts, communication plans, and change strategies. • Oversee day-to-day management of complex workstreams; ensure on-time, on-budget, in-scope delivery with high quality. • Direct matrixed teams (BAs, developers, architects, QA, PMs) and vendors/partners through requirements, design, configuration/build, testing/QA/UAT, change management, cutover, hypercare, and operational transition. • Implement and enforce governance, stage gates, change control, and QA standards. • Maintain ongoing documentation and adjust resources/plans as needed to meet delivery commitments. • Leverage data to generate organizational and people insights that inform focus areas and strengthen decision-making. • Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, executives, and business sponsors. • Provide clear, concise communication of status, milestones, risks, issues, decisions, and financials to leadership (including steering committee updates). • Facilitate cross-functional workshops, project meetings, retrospectives, and vendor communications; create agendas, decks, minutes, and post-meeting deliverables. • Solicit customer feedback where applicable and benchmark external best practices to identify improvement opportunities. • Develop and manage project budgets and forecasts; track actuals and variances. • Oversee procurement, vendor selection, SOW creation, contract negotiation, and vendor performance. • Coordinate resource requests across business units; align capacity with budgets and portfolio priorities. • Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; create mitigation and contingency plans and drive timely resolution. • Maintain audit-ready traceability and governance documentation throughout the lifecycle. • Champion continuous improvement of delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid), tools, templates, and standards. • Recognize internal improvement opportunities and lead teams to design and implement pragmatic solutions. • Mentor junior and mid-level PMs; contribute to PMO playbooks and best practices. • Demonstrate a commitment to company core values and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field • 8+ years of Project Management experience delivering cloud-based, enterprise-level solutions using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies • Professional certifications: PMP, CAPM, MSP, CSM, or related project management certification • Demonstrated success leading enterprise application implementations; CRM/ERP experience required (Salesforce and/or NetSuite preferred) • Expertise with project/Agile tools: Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Smartsheet (or equivalents) • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) • Advanced stakeholder management, conflict resolution, budgeting/forecasting, and executive communication skills • Experience mentoring and/or developing others; able to lead through influence in a matrixed, remote environment • Experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or global organizations; familiarity with complex integrations, data migration, security/compliance, and change management • Advanced ability to rapidly understand and evaluate new technologies, business processes, and system architectures, applying that knowledge to guide solution design and delivery • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical issues into clear, actionable insights for executives and senior stakeholders

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • life • disability • 401(k) match • perks that support you, your family, and your finances • career development opportunities