Global Payroll Operate Tech Manager
US$90,500 – US$165,500 / yr base salary
Posted 7 Oct 2026
Advertised as “People Advisory Services - Global Payroll Operate - Tech Lead - Manager”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
| Base salary | US$90,500 – US$165,500 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyBusiness, Computer Science, Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsProject Management Professional
Location: Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Iselin
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The opportunity
EY Global Payroll Operate (GPO) is a multidisciplinary practice delivering standardized, scalable, and technology-enabled global payroll services across 150+ countries. The Manager – Technology Consultant is a client-facing technology lead role within the GPO Technology team, responsible for leading effective implementation of EY’s payroll technology solutions in alignment with global standards and client-specific requirements. The role serves as the primary technology point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders during GPO implementations and coordinates across business, implementation, configuration, data, testing, and product teams.
The Manager – Technology Lead Consultant is accountable for translating client business and payroll requirements into clear, actionable technology specifications and supporting their implementation within the GPO technology ecosystem. The role bridges clients and technical configurators by ensuring requirements are understood, documented, validated, aligned to GPO standards, and implemented accurately through a structured and trusted technology delivery journey.
Your key responsibilities
- Act as the primary technology point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders on GPO technology-related topics throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Lead client-facing workshops, discovery sessions, and design discussions to gather, clarify, and validate business, technical, data, reporting, workflow, and integration requirements.
- Clearly explain GPO technology capabilities, constraints, design decisions, dependencies, and delivery expectations to client stakeholders across HR, Payroll, IT, and Operations.
- Translate client requirements into structured functional and technical design documentation for GPO tools such as DigiPay, Payroll Command Centre, workflow components, integration components, and related technology solutions.
- Ensure requirements and proposed solutions align with GPO global standards, approved delivery methodologies, compliance expectations, and client-specific needs.
- Coordinate with the Technology Configurator to clarify requirements, explain design intent, review configuration outputs, and support issue resolution against documented requirements.
- Work with data migration, testing, payroll, product, and implementation teams to support seamless end-to-end delivery of technology components.