Migration Team Lead
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
IRIS Managed Payroll Services supports organisations across the UK by running payroll accurately, securely, and in line with legislation. We’re now hiring a Migration Team Lead to help deliver one of our most important programmes - moving clients onto our next-generation payroll platforms.
This role is ideal for someone with UK payroll and migration experience who enjoys leading people, organising complex work, and making sure clients have a smooth transition.
Payroll migrations are high-pressure, high-impact projects. Clients rely on us to get it right first time.
As Migration Team Lead, you’ll:
- Lead a small specialist team delivering payroll migrations
- Keep projects organised, on track, and moving forward
- Step in when problems arise and make sure they’re resolved quickly
- Act as a senior point of support for both your team and clients
You’ll have ownership, visibility, and a real say in how work gets delivered.
Why This Role Matters
A payroll migration sets the tone for the entire client relationship.
Your work will:
- Protect clients from payroll risk and disruption
- Ensure migrations complete on time and accurately
- Support teams to deliver consistently high standards
- Improve how migrations are delivered across the business
You won’t be firefighting alone - you’ll be shaping how things work.
About the Team You'll Join
You’ll manage a team of around 7 Migration Consultants and Customer Adoption Coordinators, working closely with Implementation and Training teams.
It’s a hands-on leadership role, focused on guidance, clarity, and removing blockers - not micromanagement.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading & Supporting the Team
- Guide and support the team through live payroll migrations
- Be the first point of contact for questions and issues
- Help team members prioritise work and stay focused
Managing Payroll Migrations
- Plan, track, and oversee migration activity end-to-end
- Monitor deadlines, risks, and dependencies
- Step in early when issues arise and put solutions in place
Working with Other Teams
- Coordinate closely with Implementation and Training colleagues
- Keep project plans and documentation up to date
- Support new ways of working and process improvements
Escalations & Client Impact
- Take ownership of escalations and see them through to resolution
- Ensure clients receive clear, professional communication
- Support access to training materials and resolve any issues
What We’re Looking For
This role will suit you if you have:
- Experience working on UK payroll migrations or payroll projects
- Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Good knowledge of UK payroll processes and compliance
- Confident communication skills - with teams and clients
- A customer-focused mindset
- Experience guiding or supporting others (formal leadership not essential)
If you’ve been a senior payroll or migration specialist and often act as the go-to person, this could be a natural next step.
What You’ll Gain
- A visible leadership role in a major payroll transformation programme
- The chance to shape how migrations are delivered
- Supportive colleagues and clear ways of working
- Opportunities to develop your leadership and project skills
- Long-term career growth within a stable, respected payroll business
Our Application Process
We like to keep things simple, transparent, and fair:
1️⃣ Apply online
Just upload your CV and tell us why you’re interested in the role.
2️⃣ Initial Interview (plus Online Assessments)
- A chat with our Talent team.
- Two short assessments:
- CCAT (15-minute timed test).
- EPP (untimed personality questionnaire).
3️⃣ Interview with the Managed Payroll Services team - A friendly discussion about your experience, approach, and interest in the role.
If you enjoy leading people, solving problems, and delivering payroll projects that really matter, this role offers responsibility, influence, and progression.
Apply today and play a key role in delivering successful payroll migrations at IRIS.
About IRIS
As one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.
IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.
Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child’s school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.
Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers’ businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.
It’s vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.
That’s why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time – so they can focus on productivity and growth.
IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.
They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.
We’re delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.
These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.
IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.
This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.
Why work for IRIS?
The Benefits
Developing your career
We believe in creating a culture of engagement and reward to develop your potential and offer long-term career success. We do this by:
Supporting our managers to be great leaders, providing inspirational management resources and offering dedicated management development training.
Rewarding individual excellence through dedicated initiatives and Employee Awards for demonstrating our values.
Offering regular training and development programmes tailored to each employee’s development needs and providing a commitment to a ‘learning culture’ which shares knowledge, best practice and our long-standing expertise between employees.
We’re committed to a culture of continuous improvement and listen to our employees via regular feedback sessions and employee engagement surveys.
Our employees love the colleagues they work with. We promote a positive environment where our people feel comfortable, make friends and support each other.
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