Sr. Consultant- Payroll Implementation (India Region)

Job description

Darwinbox is Asia's fastest-growing HR technology platform, designing the future of work by building the world's best HR tech, driven by a fierce focus on employee experience and customer success, and continuous, iterative innovation. We are the preferred choice of 900+ global enterprises to manage their 2.5 million+ employees across 116+ countries. Darwinbox's new-age HCM suite competes with local as well as global players in the enterprise technology space (such as SAP, Oracle, and Workday). The firm has acquired notable customers ranging from large conglomerates to unicorn start-ups: Nivea, Starbucks, DLF, Crisil, CRED, Vedanta, Mahindra, Glenmark, Gokongwei Group, Mitra Adiperkasa, EFS Facilities Management, VNG Corporation, and many more. Our vision of building a world-class product company from Asia is backed by marquee global investors like Microsoft, Salesforce, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Job Summary We are looking for a Payroll Implementation Senior Consultant with strong payroll domain and implementation experience to execute payroll implementations for enterprise clients across India, SEA and MENA. The role primarily involves payroll configuration, testing, UAT, parallel payroll, reconciliation, client coordination and go-live support, working closely with the Solution Architect and implementation teams. Key Responsibilities • Review the approved Solution Document and coordinate with the Solution Architect for required data and inputs. • Configure payroll based on defined client business processes, compensation structures and statutory requirements. • Execute SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs and payroll reconciliation. • Identify and resolve configuration, calculation and payroll processing issues. • Coordinate with clients for configuration validation, UAT, issue resolution and payroll sign-off. • Conduct configuration and solution walkthroughs with clients and internal teams. • Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA and Integration teams for defects and enhancements. • Support payroll go-live, hypercare and critical payroll cycles. • Execute test scenarios and prepare test results and reconciliation summaries. • Ensure payroll configuration and implementation deliverables are accurate, compliant and completed within agreed timelines. Requirements • 5–10 years of experience in payroll implementation, payroll consulting or payroll technology. • Must have payroll implementation/configuration experience in at least one of the following regions: India, SEA or MENA. Experience working across 2–3 countries is preferred. • Hands-on experience in payroll system configuration. • Strong experience in UAT, parallel payroll and payroll reconciliation. • Good understanding of payroll statutory compliance and payroll calculations. • Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. • Advanced Excel skills are an advantage. • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, HR or a related field. Good to Have • Experience with SaaS HCM/Payroll platforms. • Experience working on multi-country payroll implementation projects. • Payroll or project management certifications.