Sr. Functional Lead Consultant (m/w/d)

ADP Global Payroll is leading Payroll and Time market in the World and provides services to multi-national clients looking for outsourcing solutions. Global Payroll Organization is committed to providing world-class service to all clients by hiring, developing, and retaining qualified service professionals, treating each client contact as a service opportunity, and delivering outstanding customer care to client associates.

ADP Global Payroll aims for the highest standards and modern approaches in how it organizes itself, engages associates, and delivers work. Lead Consultant plays a significant role in this.

Functional payroll resource driving client projects (configuration, testing, etc); Strong client consultation skills, focus on delivering quality; continuous learning environment; training mentoring others, ability to handle multiple projects at a time.

The primary focus of this position is to align with the Client Product Owner/Client SME on specific requirements documented through the Business BluePrint to meet their business needs. The Lead Consultant designs and validates client requirements, support the technical teams during building and the execution of the testing leveraging client data and liaises with the Client Product Owner (Client SME) on validating the results.  She/he will work with Client Product Owner (Client SME) to resolve any issues and escalations throughout the implementation process.

The Sr. Functional Lead Consultant provides coaching and mentoring to all team members and aligns with the Communities of Practice for further knowledge development across the organization. 

He/she is expected to work on multiple client projects within the same timelines/targeted go-live date.

The Sr. Lead Consultant reports to the Functional Team Manager Lear or the Implementation Director.

• →Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in education and experience.
• →Experience in SAP Payroll is highly desirable.
• →Must have solid functional / blueprinting knowledge.
• →Fluent English and German
  This position may require travelling needs if/when requested and approved.

• →PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to candidates who have the following:
• →Strong knowledge of one or more Country Payrolls
• →Client-facing skills
• →Ability to work on multiple client projects at the same time.
• →Proven ability to annually lead Multi Country HR/Payroll implementations.
• →Professional manner and presentation and ability to professionally set, manage and satisfy customer expectations through personal involvement or delegation.
• →Teamwork, work collaboratively with others to achieve group goals, working together to accomplish business results.
• →Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• →Analytical thinking problem solving skills -- work systematically and logically to resolve problems, address opportunities or manage the situation at hand, identify causes, relationships and implications.
• →Consulting skills, understanding business requirements and mapping to ensure consistency to ADP solution, while minimizing risk to both client and ADP.
• →Methodologies - demonstrate knowledge and application of key methodologies employed by Implementation team and Project implementation methodology.
• →Ability to prioritize tasks and time management skills, ability to work across various projects, ability to lead a team of consultants to effectively implement a solution.
• →Ability to use tools such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio to effectively update and maintain documentation/ training/ demonstrations.
• →Client focused, demonstrate concern for meeting and exceeding immediate and future needs of clients.
• →Very strong documentation skills
• →Self-development (ADP AI tools, ADP trainings, Legislation updates)