Payroll Test Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK &I are looking for an experienced Payroll Test Manager to support our ERP project on a 18 month FTC

Your mission

We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead the testing workstream within the Payroll Programme. This role will be pivotal in ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, reliable payroll operations through the implementation of a robust and risk-based testing strategy. The Test Manager will be responsible for defining the test strategy, approach, scoping the required test coverage, managing the test cycles, and ensuring defects are tracked and resolved.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Planning

o Develop and own the Test Strategy for the payroll programme, aligning it with the overall delivery approach and programme timelines.

o Define the overall test approach, including entry/exit criteria, types of testing (e.g., unit, system, integration, user acceptance), environments, and tools.

o Identify and document the end-to-end business scenarios to be validated across HR, Time, Payroll, Finance, and Reporting.

o Determine the required volume and structure of test scripts to ensure comprehensive coverage.

o Define test data requirements and coordinate with the data migration and business teams for provisioning.

• Test Execution Management

o Manage and coordinate test cycles (System Integration Testing, Payroll Parallel Runs, UAT, Regression Testing).

o Lead test script development and coordinate execution with internal teams and third-party vendors.

o Monitor progress, ensure adherence to timelines, and proactively address delays or issues.

o Ensure test evidence is captured, defects are logged, prioritised, tracked, and retested as appropriate.

• Stakeholder Management

o Work closely with the Payroll SMEs, Business Process Owners, HR, IT, and vendor teams to ensure alignment and clarity on testing responsibilities.

o Facilitate test planning workshops and daily/weekly status updates during test execution.

o Support business stakeholders during UAT and ensure readiness for go-live.

• Quality & Risk Management

o Identify testing risks and dependencies early, proposing mitigation strategies to minimise impact.

o Champion quality assurance throughout the lifecycle, promoting continuous improvement of testing practices.

Who are we looking for?

• Proven experience as a Test Manager or similar role in a large-scale Payroll implementation.

• Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing test strategies for complex, integrated systems.

• Strong understanding of payroll processes, preferably within SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.

• Experience managing end-to-end testing, including integration with time, HR, finance, and third-party systems.

• Strong knowledge of test tools, methodologies, and best practices

• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership skills.

What’s in it for you?

Joining BAM comes with a range of benefits and opportunities to support your career and well-being, including:

• Competitive salary

• Technical training and development to enhance your skills

• Family-friendly policies to support work-life balance

• Capped matching pension contributions (BAM UK&I)

• Private healthcare coverage

• Life assurance for added security

• 26 days of annual leave, plus:

o 2 wellbeing days for self-care and mental health

o 1 volunteering day to give back to the community

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development.

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.