Senior Payroll Specialist
Drive payroll excellence! Manage RFPs, guide vendors, and deliver top-tier payroll solutions!
Period: 15 Jan 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Location: Oslo or Fornebu
Remote Work: 0%
Application Deadline: 07 Dec 2025
About the Assignment
We are seeking a Payroll RFP Consultant for one of our clients. You will support and lead a full Request for Proposal (RFP) process for selecting a new payroll vendor or renegotiating an existing payroll service contract.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a structured and transparent RFP process for payroll services.
- Establish strong governance and maintain clear decision-making documentation.
- Capture functional and technical requirements from payroll stakeholders.
- Review existing payroll documentation, including OPMs, Change Orders, Service and Wage Type Catalogues, and prior project materials.
- Analyze the current vendor contract and evaluate the system landscape for improvements.
- Benchmark the setup against Nordic payroll standards and integrate union agreement requirements across Business Units.
- Consolidate insights into a comprehensive RFP requirements package.
- Evaluate vendor proposals and provide objective selection support, including reference checks.
- Coordinate alignment across HR, IT, Finance, and Procurement throughout the process.
- Lead Q&A sessions and workshops with potential vendors.
Who You Are
- Demonstrated proficiency in leading and managing payroll vendor RFP activities.
- Strong knowledge of Nordic payroll vendors and market practices.
- Comprehensive understanding of Nordic payroll legislation and operational payroll practices.
- Experience working with complex payroll integrations (e.g., Oracle HCM, ServiceNow, payroll systems, shift planning tools).
- Fluent in English; Norwegian language skills are considered an advantage.
About Sperton
Sperton is a global recruitment and consulting firm with offices across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. We help companies find and manage top talent across borders, delivering fast, compliant, and flexible recruitment, consultant hiring, and global mobility services.
- Department
- Consultant jobs
- Locations
- Oslo
- Employment type
- Contract
- Job location
- Oslo, Norway
- Employment Level | Seniority
- Senior Level
Workplace & Culture at Sperton
At Sperton, we believe that great results come from great people.
Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared passion for delivering quality in everything we do.
We are a Norwegian-owned international company with colleagues across Europe, Asia, and the USA, working together seamlessly across time zones and cultures. Our teams are diverse, yet united by the same goal — to connect people and companies in meaningful ways.
We value openness, initiative, and continuous learning. Everyone at Sperton is encouraged to take ownership, share ideas, and challenge existing ways of working to make our solutions even better.
Even though we operate globally, our approach is personal. We take pride in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where people feel heard, respected, and motivated to grow — both professionally and personally.
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