Senior Principal Program Manager, Payroll Systems

Sr. Principal Program Manager, Payroll Systems

QXO is North America's largest distributor and installer of insulation; second-largest distributor of roofing products; second-largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials; and largest distributor of waterproofing products. QXO is the fastest growing company in the $800 billion building products distribution industry and plans to become the tech-enabled leader by delivering best-in-class customer satisfaction and outsized returns for its shareholders. The company is targeting $50 billion in annual revenue within the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Visit QXO.com for more information.

What you'll do:

Job Summary QXO is seeking a Sr. Principal Program Manager, Payroll Systems to support planning, vendor evaluation, and implementation of readiness for our future Oracle Payroll, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, and Labor Scheduling capabilities. This role will serve as a strategic program leader and trusted partner to Payroll, HR Operations, HRIS, IT, and external implementation partners as QXO designs and deploys scalable payroll technology aligned with our future-state HR operating model.

What You Will Do in This Role

• Program Leadership and Delivery
• Vendor Assessment and Partner Management
• Payroll Systems and Process Expertise
• Integrations, Data Flow, and Technical Coordination
• Stakeholder Partnership and Change Readiness

What you'll bring:

• Experience leading complex HR, payroll, workforce management, or enterprise system implementation programs.
• Understanding of payroll operations, including payroll inputs, outputs, cycles, controls, integrations, and downstream dependencies.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud HCM, Oracle Payroll, Oracle Time and Labor, workforce management, labor scheduling, or closely related platforms.
• Proven experience managing system integrators, implementation vendors, or consulting partners.
• Strong program management skills, including planning, governance, RAID management, executive reporting, dependency management, and cross-functional coordination.
• Ability to partner effectively with Payroll, HRIS, IT, Finance, Operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of HR and payroll integration concepts, including data mapping, inbound/outbound interfaces, reconciliation, testing, and production support.
• Ability to understand technical concepts without needing to write code.
• Strong facilitation, communication, problem-solving, and decision-driving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience implementing or supporting Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Payroll, and/or Oracle Workforce Management and Labor Scheduling modules.
• Experience supporting workforce management, time and attendance, labor scheduling, absence management, or payroll-adjacent platforms or business processes.
• Experience leading vendor selection, RFP development, SI evaluation, or implementation partner selection.
• Experience with payroll parallel testing, cutover planning, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Experience supporting large, multi-state, multi-location, or other complex workforce environments.

Skills Required to Perform This Role

• Enterprise program leadership
• Payroll systems and process literacy
• Vendor and system integrator management
• Integration and data-flow understanding
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Strong communication
• Risk, issue, and dependency management
• Strong judgment, ownership, and follow-through

What you'll earn

• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
• Paid training and certifications
• Legal assistance and identity protection
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.