| Location | Culver City, CA |
Job Description: Level 4 Senior Project Manager / Time & Attendance SME
Position Summary
" This Level 4 role is a strategic leadership position responsible for driving the end-to-end transformation of Time & Attendance systems within a highly complex, unionized environment. The role combines program leadership, deep functional expertise, and systems acumen to ensure accurate time capture, compliant pay calculation, and seamless integration into payroll operations.
" This individual will serve as both a Project Manager and Functional SME, accountable for delivery, design integrity, and alignment to business and labor requirements.
Key Responsibilities
" Program & Project Leadership - Lead large-scale Time & Attendance transformation initiatives - Own governance, timelines, risks, and executive reporting - Partner with system integrators and internal stakeholders - Drive Agile delivery including sprint planning and execution
" Union Payroll & Timekeeping SME - Interpret and operationalize Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) - Configure and validate rules including:
" Daily/weekly overtime
" 6th/7th day premiums
" Meal penalties
" Shift differentials and premiums
" Guarantees and minimum calls
" Turnaround/rest rules - Ensure compliance with union and regulatory requirements
" Requirements & Functional Design - Lead requirements workshops with SMEs and functional leaders - Document detailed functional requirements and process flows - Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and automation opportunities - Translate business needs into system configurations
" Systems & Integration - Provide expertise across Time, Payroll, and HCM platforms - Support integration design between systems - Validate data flows and ensure system alignment
" Data, Testing & Reconciliation - Analyze payroll/time data for accuracy and completeness - Define testing strategies including parallel validation - Perform reconciliation between time and payroll outputs - Ensure audit readiness and data integrity
" Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement - Lead stakeholder communication and alignment - Support training and adoption strategies - Act as trusted advisor to leadership
Qualifications
" 10+ years in payroll, time & attendance, and system implementations
" Deep union environment experience
" Experience with UKG Pro, Workday, Infor or similar systems
" Strong analytical and data skills
" Proven leadership in large-scale transformations
Preferred Qualifications
" Entertainment or highly unionized industry experience
" Agile methodology experience
" Experience with system integrators
" Payroll audit and compliance expertise
Key Competencies
" Strategic leadership
" Functional and systems expertise
" Analytical rigor
" Stakeholder influence
" Execution excellence