Director of Payroll Services
About the Role
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions for residential, commercial, and outdoor environments, leveraging design, innovation, and operational excellence to deliver differentiated customer experiences through brands such as Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo, and more. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with over $5 billion in annual sales and approximately 18,000 associates worldwide. This position is located at Shaw Industries Global HQ in Dalton, Georgia, with openness to relocate candidates from outside the area. Reporting to the Vice President of Total Rewards, the Director of Payroll Services serves as a strategic HR business leader and department head with full management authority within company policy guidelines and budgetary parameters. The role provides enterprise‑wide strategic and operational oversight for more than $1 billion in annual payroll supporting approximately 18,000 U.S. and international associates, while leading a team of 20+ employees and contractors and managing a multimillion‑dollar operating budget. As a trusted partner to HR, Operations, Finance, IT, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, vendors, and executive leadership, the director leverages relational excellence to build trust, influence decisions, and foster alignment across the organization. The position connects payroll and workforce strategies to business priorities, associate experience, risk management, and operational performance, with legal accountability for accurate, timely, and compliant end‑to‑end payroll operations—including payroll processing, federal, state, local, and international tax reporting, payroll accounting, time and attendance, vendor management, and regulatory compliance. A forward‑thinking leader, this role positions payroll as a strategic, analytical, and technology‑enabled enterprise function, driving transformation through technology, automation, AI, analytics, process redesign