Global Director of Payroll & Benefits

Responsibilities

• Owns and oversees end-to-end payroll operations for the U.S. and U.K. using Rippling, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
• Oversees payroll coordination for Canada and Switzerland through the company’s Employer of Record (EOR), serving as the primary internal point of contact and ensuring data accuracy and adherence to agreed timelines.
• Serves as the primary operational liaison for employee benefits, working closely with benefits brokers and medical providers to support benefit administration.
• Provides required data and reporting to brokers, responds to employee benefit inquiries, maintains direct communication with medical carriers, audits medical billing, and assists with annual Form 5500 audits for retirement and medical benefit plans.
• Supports ongoing payroll and benefits audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and proper administration across all supported regions.
• Owns and oversees global payroll operations in France, Italy, and Saint Barthelemy, ensuring accurate and timely collection and sharing of employee timecards and payroll inputs with external payroll providers, overseeing the processing of time-off requests, monitoring payroll calendars and deliverables, establishing and maintaining standardized global payroll processes, and ensuring compliance with all applicable payroll, wage and hour, tax, and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of global payroll operations, including preparation, balancing, controls, payroll taxes, and statutory compliance.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country payroll with external vendors, EOR partners, and HRIS platforms (Rippling experience strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of global benefits administration and broker relationships, including medical plan renewals and cost optimization.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Prioritizes integrity and understanding of data privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Experience with modern, cloud-based payroll and HRIS platforms required; prior experience with Rippling strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate diverse cultures and communication styles.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.