Location: Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDuration: 9 Months (Fixed-Term Contract), Starting Feb 2026Reporting to: DirectorRole OverviewWe are seeking a highly organized and experienced Payroll Project Manager to lead the end-to-end implementation of Client's new payroll system and service model. You will serve as the primary bridge between Client's internal stakeholders (HR, Finance, IT), local partner and Neeyamo implementation teams. Your mission is to ensure that the implementation is seamless, compliant with Brazilian labor laws (CLT), and delivered on time and within budget.Key Responsibilities Project Leadership: Act as the single point of contact for the external payroll provider,ensuring their delivery matches our business requirements and local statutory needs. Implementation Oversight: Manage the full implementation lifecycle: discovery, datamigration, parallel runs, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), and "Go-Live." Stakeholder Management: Facilitate weekly status meetings with internal leadership and theprovider's project team to track progress and unblock issues. Data Migration & Quality: Lead the cleansing and mapping of legacy data into the newprovider's platform, ensuring 100% accuracy in employee records and year-to-date balances. Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to automate workflows between HRIS and thenew payroll platform to reduce manual intervention. Risk Mitigation: Maintain a Risk & Issue Log, proactively identifying bottlenecks that coulddelay the 10-month timeline. Planning : Compliance: Support future implementation planning, prepare Wave Plans, andensure adherence to project management frameworksQualifications & Skills Experience: 7+ years in Payroll implementations &; project management or HR ProjectManagement, with at least 2 successful large-scale payroll implementations. Local Expertise: Knowledge of Brazilian Labor Law (CLT) and the eSocial framework isbeneficial. Language: Fluency in Portuguese and English (required for global reporting). Technical Savvy: Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana) andadvanced Excel. Experience/ knowledge on any Ewaider& ;Co suite of products will be anadditional advantage. Communication: Strong negotiation skills to manage vendor performance and expectations.Show more Show less