ADP Lyric Implementation Consultant (Payroll/Core HR)
Safebox LLC
Redwood City, CA 94065Remote$95 - $125 an hourFull Time
Job Description
*Role Summary:*
Safebox LLC is seeking an experienced *ADP Lyric Implementation Lead (hybrid, Redwood Shores, CA)* to lead delivery workstreams for an ADP Lyric implementation. This is a build and launch role – not a maintenance assignment. This person will own configuration, data readiness, testing, and go-live support, operating with minimal direction, while driving tasks to closure.
*Key Responsibilities:*
* Run discovery workshops and translate business requirements into ADP Lyric configuration decisions.
* Configure ADP Lyric modules including multi-state Payroll and Core HR.
* Coordinate integrations with Benefits, Time & Attendance, Talent, GL/ERP systems, vendor platforms, and API connections.
* Own data readiness including data mapping, validation, conversion reconciliation, and issue resolution.
* Develop and execute testing strategies including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and parallel payroll runs and reconciliation (must have prior ownership experience).
* Manage defect triage and resolution with ADP professional services and internal stakeholders; track issues to closure with documented resolution and retest evidence.
* Support cutover, go-live, and hypercare, to include cutover checklist, cutover timing, and rollback planning, as well as hypercare support for two full pay periods post go-live.
* Produce implementation documentation with audit-grade traceability of: configuration decision log, change log with approvals, test scripts and test evidence, integration specs and file layouts, access/role notes and control considerations, and handoff notes for steady-state operations.
* Proactively surface risks, dependencies, and scope changes. Propose options and a recommendation.
*Required Qualifications:*
* Recent, hands-on ADP Lyric implementation experience
* Payroll implementation experience with multi-state requirements.
* Proven experience owning parallel payroll testing and reconciliation.
* Strong data mapping and conversion validation experience (earnings, deductions, taxes, jurisdictions, org structures).
* Integration coordination experience (SFTP/file-based feeds; working knowledge of APIs is a plus).
* Ability to explain how you handled Lyric configuration for org structures, workflows, and business rules (clear examples required).
* Strong written communication. You maintain decision logs, issue logs, and weekly status updates.
* Self-motivated - ability to drive work to closure without being managed day to day.
*Preferred Qualifications:*
* Pre-IPO, high-change environments (requirements shift; timelines compress).
* SOX readiness exposure (controls mindset, evidence, approvals, traceability).
* Experience working through prime vendors / MSP programs.
* Experience supporting Lyric-related touchpoints to Time & Attendance, Benefits, GL mapping, or downstream vendor feeds.
* ADP certification, PMP, SHRM (nice to have).
*Location: *Redwood Shores, CA (Hybrid, 3-4 days per week onsite, with remote flexibility during steady configuration periods). Only local Bay Area candidates will be considered.
*Work expectations: *40 hours/week target, with additional hours likely near cutover and go-live. This role is expected to last for 6 months, with a strong possibility of extension through go-live + 2 pay periods hypercare
*Please note:*
* Direct application only – we do not accept staffing applications; no Corp to Corp
* Must be eligible to work in the US; we do not sponsor Visas
* Failure to answer all application questions may result in automatic rejection
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $95.00 - $125.00 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
* Certifications are nice to have! Please list any relevant certifications that you have (e.g., ADP, PMP, SHRM). If none, please state “none.”
* Please give one clear but succinct example demonstrating how you have previously handled Lyric configuration for org structures, workflows, and business rules.
* Please provide your most recent Lyric go-live date, modules in scope, and your role.
* This role is hybrid with 304 days per week expected to be onsite in Redwood Shores, CA. Only local candidates will be considered. Please confirm this works for you AND state in which city and state you reside.
* This role is w2 expected to last 6+ months and corp to corp will not be considered. Please confirm this works for your situation.
Education:
* Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
* ADP Lyric implementation: 1 year (Required)
* Payroll implementation with multi-state requirements: 3 years (Required)
* Parallel payroll testing and reconciliation: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redwood City, CA 94065
Safebox LLC is seeking an experienced *ADP Lyric Implementation Lead (hybrid, Redwood Shores, CA)* to lead delivery workstreams for an ADP Lyric implementation. This is a build and launch role – not a maintenance assignment. This person will own configuration, data readiness, testing, and go-live support, operating with minimal direction, while driving tasks to closure.
*Key Responsibilities:*
* Run discovery workshops and translate business requirements into ADP Lyric configuration decisions.
* Configure ADP Lyric modules including multi-state Payroll and Core HR.
* Coordinate integrations with Benefits, Time & Attendance, Talent, GL/ERP systems, vendor platforms, and API connections.
* Own data readiness including data mapping, validation, conversion reconciliation, and issue resolution.
* Develop and execute testing strategies including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and parallel payroll runs and reconciliation (must have prior ownership experience).
* Manage defect triage and resolution with ADP professional services and internal stakeholders; track issues to closure with documented resolution and retest evidence.
* Support cutover, go-live, and hypercare, to include cutover checklist, cutover timing, and rollback planning, as well as hypercare support for two full pay periods post go-live.
* Produce implementation documentation with audit-grade traceability of: configuration decision log, change log with approvals, test scripts and test evidence, integration specs and file layouts, access/role notes and control considerations, and handoff notes for steady-state operations.
* Proactively surface risks, dependencies, and scope changes. Propose options and a recommendation.
*Required Qualifications:*
* Recent, hands-on ADP Lyric implementation experience
* Payroll implementation experience with multi-state requirements.
* Proven experience owning parallel payroll testing and reconciliation.
* Strong data mapping and conversion validation experience (earnings, deductions, taxes, jurisdictions, org structures).
* Integration coordination experience (SFTP/file-based feeds; working knowledge of APIs is a plus).
* Ability to explain how you handled Lyric configuration for org structures, workflows, and business rules (clear examples required).
* Strong written communication. You maintain decision logs, issue logs, and weekly status updates.
* Self-motivated - ability to drive work to closure without being managed day to day.
*Preferred Qualifications:*
* Pre-IPO, high-change environments (requirements shift; timelines compress).
* SOX readiness exposure (controls mindset, evidence, approvals, traceability).
* Experience working through prime vendors / MSP programs.
* Experience supporting Lyric-related touchpoints to Time & Attendance, Benefits, GL mapping, or downstream vendor feeds.
* ADP certification, PMP, SHRM (nice to have).
*Location: *Redwood Shores, CA (Hybrid, 3-4 days per week onsite, with remote flexibility during steady configuration periods). Only local Bay Area candidates will be considered.
*Work expectations: *40 hours/week target, with additional hours likely near cutover and go-live. This role is expected to last for 6 months, with a strong possibility of extension through go-live + 2 pay periods hypercare
*Please note:*
* Direct application only – we do not accept staffing applications; no Corp to Corp
* Must be eligible to work in the US; we do not sponsor Visas
* Failure to answer all application questions may result in automatic rejection
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $95.00 - $125.00 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
* Certifications are nice to have! Please list any relevant certifications that you have (e.g., ADP, PMP, SHRM). If none, please state “none.”
* Please give one clear but succinct example demonstrating how you have previously handled Lyric configuration for org structures, workflows, and business rules.
* Please provide your most recent Lyric go-live date, modules in scope, and your role.
* This role is hybrid with 304 days per week expected to be onsite in Redwood Shores, CA. Only local candidates will be considered. Please confirm this works for you AND state in which city and state you reside.
* This role is w2 expected to last 6+ months and corp to corp will not be considered. Please confirm this works for your situation.
Education:
* Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
* ADP Lyric implementation: 1 year (Required)
* Payroll implementation with multi-state requirements: 3 years (Required)
* Parallel payroll testing and reconciliation: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redwood City, CA 94065