Group HRMS Implementation Manager (Contract Role for 12-18 months)

General Job Description / Key responsibilities: As the Project Implementation Manager - Sage People, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of the global Sage People implementation programme across the organisation. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the successful design, deployment, and rollout of Sage People as the core global People system, ensuring the programme delivers against business, operational, data, and compliance objectives. The role is a contract position for a period of 12-18 months, with a possibility to extend further depending on the project. This role will not only lead the technical implementation of Sage People but also drive the global transformation and standardisation of People processes, data structures, governance, and ways of working across the organisation. It will play a key role in aligning stakeholders, simplifying and harmonising processes with the organisation and People & Culture VPs, and embedding sustainable ways of working that enable long-term business value realisation. This role will sit at the centre of the implementation, bringing together People & Culture, IT, Finance, Payroll, external implementation partners, and business stakeholders across multiple regions. You will be accountable for programme structure, delivery governance, milestone management, risk control, stakeholder alignment, and execution quality, ensuring the implementation is delivered on time, to scope, and to the required standard for a global and growing organisation. Objectives / Key deliverables: Global Programme Leadership Lead the global implementation of Sage People from mobilisation through design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare. Build and manage the overall project plan, delivery roadmap, milestones, dependencies, critical path, and implementation governance. Define workstreams, roles, responsibilities, timelines, and decision-making forums to ensure effective programme control. Coordinate internal tea