At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit.

But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics.

SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position Reports To Global Payroll

Transformation and M&A; Lead About The Role As ABB Robotics embarks on its journey as a standalone integral leader in automation, we are looking for experienced Project Managers to lead end-to-end payroll system implementation projects across multiple countries as well as local country discovery efforts for Payroll, Employee Life Cycle as well as Time and Attendance.

The Project

Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering payroll transformation initiatives while ensuring compliance, stakeholder alignment, and successful transition to operations. The role requires strong project management expertise, payroll process knowledge, vendor coordination experience, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. This role will functionally report to Global Payroll Transformation Lead who will act as an overarching Program Manager.

Preferred candidates are from Europe, primarily Poland or Spain.

Key Responsibilities Lead payroll implementation projects from initiation through go-live and stabilization

Lead local country discovery to support team in understanding current AS IS environment and defining TO BE processes

Define project scope, objectives, timelines, milestones,



and deliverables

Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk logs, and status reports

Coordinate with HR, Finance, IT, Payroll vendors, and business stakeholders

Manage implementation of payroll systems, coordinate with integrations and data migration leads

Ensure payroll processes comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and company policies

Facilitate workshops to gather business requirements and document functional specifications

Oversee testing activities including SIT, UAT, parallel payroll runs, and defect resolution

Monitor project budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure successful delivery

Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.

Manage communication with executive stakeholders and provide regular project updates

Support change management, training, and transition to business-as-usual operations

Ensure post-implementation support and successful project closure Candidate Profile/ Competencies We are looking for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in "Day 1" environments and understands the nuances of a shared services landscape. Bachelor’s degree

5+ years of project management experience in payroll or HR transformation projects

Proven experience managing payroll implementations for managed services environments

Experience with Workday as a must-have

Experience in building Workday to Payroll integrations as a must-have

Experience with implementation of Strada as a nice-to have

Experience with divestments as a nice-to-have

Strong understanding of payroll operations, compliance

Experience working with cross-functional and global teams

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

High level of accountability with a proactive, partnership-oriented mindset

Strong attention to detail and execution discipline

Fluent in English

Flexible working hours to support global time zones

Willingness to travel for workshops and key project milestones We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

📌 Transformation Project Manager (Payroll & ELC) - temporary role (Madrid)
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