Director of Payroll – Global

Key Responsibilities

Global Payroll Oversight & Shared Services Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight for end-to-end global payroll operations delivered through a shared services model.
• Lead and develop global payroll teams supporting multiple regions and countries.
• Serve as the primary global escalation point for complex payroll issues, controls, and risk events.
• Drive alignment between in-country payroll execution and global payroll standards.

Governance, Risk & SOX Controls

• Own and maintain global payroll governance frameworks, including SOPs, segregation of duties, and approval workflows.
• Ensure payroll processes comply with SOX and internal control requirements.
• Partner with Internal Audit and External Audit to support walkthroughs, testing, and remediation.
• Identify and mitigate payroll-related risks across regions, vendors, and systems.

Financial Management, Accruals & Close

• Own global payroll accrual processes including wages, bonuses, commissions, leave, severance, and statutory costs.
• Partner with Finance on month-end and year-end close, GL postings, and reconciliations.
• Ensure payroll data is audit-ready and supports public company reporting standards.=

Payroll Systems & Technology Enablement

• Provide leadership and oversight for ADP, CloudPay, and Workday payroll ecosystems.
• Partner with HRIS, Finance Systems, and IT to optimize integrations and controls.
• Support global payroll implementations, vendor transitions, and system upgrades.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with global payroll vendors and advisors.
• Monitor SLAs and performance metrics.
• Act as a trusted partner to HR, Total Rewards, Finance, and Audit stakeholders.

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive standardization and scalability across payroll operations.
• Identify automation and risk-reduction opportunities.
• Support long-term payroll transformation initiatives.

Qualification & Requirements

Required

• 12+ years of progressive payroll experience with global and/or shared services leadership.
• Experience operating in a public company or SOX-controlled environment.
• Hands-on experience with ADP, CloudPay, and Workday.
• Deep expertise in payroll accruals, reconciliations, and financial close.
• Experience managing multi-country payroll operations.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience building or scaling global payroll shared services or centers of excellence.
• Payroll transformation or global system implementation experience.
• Exposure to internal controls, audits, and risk management.
• MBA, CPA, or payroll certification preferred.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate, compliant, and timely global payroll delivery.
• Strong SOX-aligned governance and control environment.
• Clean audits with minimal findings.
• Scalable payroll technology and processes.
• High-performing global payroll teams.

Benefits

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