Global Payroll Transformation Senior Manager

About the role

The Senior Global Payroll Transformation Manager is responsible for driving and supporting global payroll initiatives across compliance, equity, mobility, and payroll-related projects. This role focuses on enhancing payroll processes, ensuring global compliance, and delivering continuous process improvements that improve the employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Represent Payroll as a key stakeholder in cross-functional initiatives impacting payroll operations
• Lead and manage global payroll projects and cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Drive execution of payroll-related system implementations, enhancements, and third-party vendor integrations
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within scope, and aligned to business priorities
• Develop and present business cases outlining cost, risk, service, and operational impact to support decision-making
• Identify, prioritize, and implement process improvements to enhance scalability, efficiency, and accuracy of payroll operations
• Develop and deliver payroll metrics, reporting, and analytics to provide visibility into performance, risks, and trends
• Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure audit readiness and operational integrity
• Conduct root cause analysis on complex payroll issues and implement sustainable solutions
• Lead efforts to improve the employee and stakeholder experience related to payroll

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive payroll experience, including leading global payroll projects and cross-functional initiatives in a complex, multinational environment
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, time-sensitive projects (e.g., system implementations, vendor transitions, process transformations) from planning through execution and stabilization
• Demonstrated expertise in project management disciplines, including scope definition, timeline management, risk identification/mitigation, stakeholder alignment, and delivery against defined milestones
• Experience managing concurrent global initiatives with competing priorities, ensuring alignment to business objectives and on-time delivery
• Strong ability to operate across regions (NAM, EMEA, LATAM, APAC) with an understanding of regional dependencies, compliance considerations, and localization requirements
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, external vendors) to drive alignment, remove blockers, and ensure successful execution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing sustainable, scalable solutions
• Experience driving process standardization and transformation initiatives, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency
• Working knowledge of payroll systems, integrations, and HRIS platforms (e.g., SuccessFactors), with experience supporting implementations or enhancements
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate project status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive payroll experience, including leading global payroll projects and cross-functional initiatives in a complex, multinational environment
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, time-sensitive projects (e.g., system implementations, vendor transitions, process transformations) from planning through execution and stabilization
• Demonstrated expertise in project management disciplines, including scope definition, timeline management, risk identification/mitigation, stakeholder alignment, and delivery against defined milestones
• Experience managing concurrent global initiatives with competing priorities, ensuring alignment to business objectives and on-time delivery
• Strong ability to operate across regions (NAM, EMEA, LATAM, APAC) with an understanding of regional dependencies, compliance considerations, and localization requirements
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, external vendors) to drive alignment, remove blockers, and ensure successful execution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing sustainable, scalable solutions
• Experience driving process standardization and transformation initiatives, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency
• Working knowledge of payroll systems, integrations, and HRIS platforms (e.g., SuccessFactors), with experience supporting implementations or enhancements
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate project status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders at all levels

Skills

• Project Management
• Payroll Systems
• HRIS Platforms
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Standardization
• Communication Skills

Benefits

• Equity
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• 20 Weeks Fully-Paid Gender-Neutral Parental Leave
• Fertility and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Plan
• Mental Health Counseling
• Transgender-Inclusive Health Insurance Coverage
• Health Benefits Offerings

Pay

$101,000—$198,000 USD

Schedule

Hybrid Work Model or Remote from anywhere within the United States