Payroll GPX and T&E DS Director

About the role

Seasoned payroll leader responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll, Time and Attendance, and Expense Reporting functions across several countries. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery for a globally distributed workforce spanning multiple countries, jurisdictions, tax regimes, and service delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery for all entities, including multi-country payroll runs, statutory reporting, year-end processes and reconciliations.
• Lead processes area for the organization's Payroll function, and ensures methods align with Finance and Overall enterprise strategy and vision.
• Implement and enforce payroll controls (SOX/internal controls), audit readiness and vendor oversight.
• Manage relationships with outsourcing partners, local providers, banks and tax authorities; negotiate SLAs and commercial terms.
• Drive process standardization, automation, robotics and continuous improvement (KPIs: accuracy, timeliness, employee experience, payroll efficiency).
• Provide leadership and coaching to regional managers and centralized teams; define operating model and staffing plan.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal and HRBP to support M&A, market entries, payroll harmonization and policy changes.
• Deliver executive reporting and dashboards on payroll metrics, risks and program status; present to senior leadership.
• Own business continuity planning for payroll and incident response for payroll failures or security events.
• Serving as the executive escalation point for complex payroll issues, regulatory inquiries, and sensitive employee matters.
• Building and retaining a high-performing global payroll organization across multiple time zones.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive payroll/finance/HR/shared services leadership experience, including multi-country operations.
• Demonstrated governance leadership across Payroll and Compliance/Controls.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment; strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and T&A practices, operational acumen, service delivery and vendor management.
• Experience driving transformation (standardization, process re-engineering, automation, analytics, ERP/financial systems enablement).
• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and operational risk management.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, HR, Business, or related field required; CPP required, Payroll certified (ideal), MBA and/or CPA/CA/CIMA preferred (or equivalent).

Qualifications

• English proficiency required.
• Job US based, primary location New Brunswick, other location Massachusetts.
• Upto 15% global/regional travel as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Long-term incentive program.
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.