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Payroll and Reward IT Product Owner
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Job Title: Payroll and Reward IT Product Owner
Location: UK hybrid (London, Manchester, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Cardiff). Role is predominantly remote with travel to Deloitte office on an adhoc basis. Optional travel to Milton Keynes for in-person handover at the start of the project.
Contract Start Date: September 2026
Duration: 12 months (with potential to extend)
Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)
Deloitte
Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Payroll and Reward IT Product Owner to join Deloitte's HR Technology team. You will oversee the IT service supporting UK and Swiss Payroll and Reward processes, operations and change. You will partner with senior stakeholders on payroll and reward change initiatives. The role combines hands-on SAP payroll expertise with product ownership, service leadership and the ability to shape design decisions across a complex, integrated HR technology landscape.
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Essential Skills and Experience
- Strong UK payroll experience including payroll configuration, knowledge of legislative requirements and HMRC compliance.
- Experience of leading payroll delivery and teams within Enabling Functions of a large, complex organisation across benefits/payroll/reward and HR systems.
- Proven product ownership or service leadership experience, including directing delivery activity and maintaining BAU operations.
- Extensive experience of payroll products (SAP Payroll, ideally SAP ECC6, S4 Hana and newer SAP payroll products)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to lead design discussions and advise senior stakeholders at director level.
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Desirable Skills
- Experience with SuccessFactors integration
- Experience of payroll transformation and roadmap projects
Deliverables
Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Lead the delivery team's activities in providing IT services for Deloitte's UK and Swiss payroll solutions, ensuring technical and legislative compliance.
- Ensure the continued operation of Deloitte UK's benefits and pensions processes.
- Partner on key projects (list to be finalised) to help design, implement and test Payroll or Reward changes in support of required business outcomes.
IR35
As a means of managing tax, commercial and reputational risks, Deloitte prohibits the use of Associates through Personal Service Companies ('PSCs'). All Associates must contract under PAYE arrangements through a Deloitte approved 'Employment Company' (aka 'umbrella company').
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