Director, Global Payroll

Responsibilities

Global Payroll Operations

• Oversee end-to-end global payroll operations across all entities, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
• Actively manage day-to-day and strategic relationships with payroll managed services partners, including SLA adherence, KPIs, escalations, and quarterly business reviews.
• Develop and execute a long-term global payroll strategy focused on scalability, standardization, process excellence, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and execute a payroll automation roadmap, including maintenance and enhancement of existing systems, to drive efficiency.
• Lead payroll implementations and support global geographic expansion efforts, including new country setup, EOR management, and M&A integration activities.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Lead and develop a high-performing global payroll team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex payroll matters and employee inquiries, ensuring timely resolution and effective communication.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on processes and systems including:
  • Partner with the Accounting and Equity Administration team on payroll accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis, equity compensation processing, and financial reporting.
  • Partner with Treasury to support payroll funding activities, global cash forecasting, and new country setup activities.
  • Partner with the HR teams on employee lifecycle, statutory benefits, and other related employee processes.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Oversee accurate payroll administration of complex compensation elements (including salary changes, bonuses, commissions, equity-related payments, leaves).