Senior Global Payroll Director
Senior Global Payroll Director
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$ 166800 - 250000
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What Well Bring:
The Senior Director Global Process Leader Payroll will be responsible for overseeing global payroll operations and designing standardizing and optimizing the endtoend global payroll process across multiple regions/countries. This role will drive global payroll operations and transformation governance and process excellence in partnership with HR Finance Tax Treasury Legal and Technology teams ensuring a bestinclass payroll operation that is efficient compliant and scalable.As the strategic owner of the payroll process this role will focus on process standardization automation vendor management risk mitigation and employee experience ensuring payroll operations align with business growth regulatory requirements and transformation initiatives.
What Youll Bring:
- 15 years of experience in payroll leadership roles with at least 5 years in a global payroll process ownership role.
- Extensive experience with multicountry shared services payroll operations and governance in a large multinational organization.
- Expertise in payroll transformation automation and technology integration (e.g. ADP Workday SAP Oracle).
- Strong knowledge of global payroll tax compliance and labor laws across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven experience in leading payroll process standardization and global payroll system implementations.
- Excellent stakeholder management communication and leadership skills.
- Experience in Payroll service provider management and service provider negotiations.
- Strong analytical mindset problemsolving skills and ability to drive datadriven decisions.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting HR Business Administration or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- Payroll certifications such as CPP (Certified Payroll Professional).
- Experience with AI RPA (Robotic Process Automation) or payroll analytics tools.
- Background in global shared services / global business services (GBS) environments.
- MBA preferred
Impact Youll Make:
Global Payroll Strategy & Governance
- Own and drive the endtoend payroll process for all global payroll operations ensuring standardization efficiency and compliance.
- Develop and implement a global payroll strategy ensuring alignment with business objectives HR and Finance goals.
- Establish global payroll governance with clear policies controls and best practices across all regions.
- Drive continuous process improvement automation and digitization to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with countryspecific labor laws tax regulations and reporting requirements in partnership with HR and Legal teams.
Operational Excellence & Employee Experience
- Ensure timely accurate and compliant payroll processing for all employees across multiple geographies.
- Enhance the employee payroll experience reducing payroll errors and addressing payroll inquiries efficiently.
- Develop a centralized issue resolution model to handle payroll escalations effectively.
- Drive accountability for process outcomes including efficiency quality compliance and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Develop and enforce globally standardized policies and procedures while accommodating necessary regional variations. Foster a culture of process discipline across all regions and teams.
- Establish and enforce governance frameworks to ensure compliance with internal controls regulatory requirements and audit standards. Conduct periodic reviews and audits to mitigate risks and ensure process integrity.
Leadership & Change Management
- Lead a highperforming global payroll team across multiple locations driving a culture of accountability efficiency and innovation.
- Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to regional payroll leaders and teams.
- Drive change management initiatives to ensure smooth adoption of new payroll processes policies and technologies.
Payroll Vendor & Stakeholder Management
- Manage the strategic relationship with outsourced Payroll service provider(s) ensuring contract compliance SLA adherence and service optimization.
- Work closely with HR Finance Compensation & Benefits Tax Treasury and Legal teams to ensure seamless payroll operations.
- Oversee thirdparty payroll audits compliance checks and risk mitigation efforts.
- Act as the key liaison between payroll teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of process goals with business needs. Ensure timely resolution of escalated issues and provide strategic direction on processrelated decisions.
Process Standardization & Automation
- Identify and implement opportunities for process reengineering automation and efficiency enhancements to reduce processing times operating costs and accuracy rates. Benchmark performance against industry standards and drive initiatives for bestinclass results.
- Lead the transformation of payroll processes tools and technologies reducing manual interventions and increasing efficiency.
- Drive global payroll automation by leveraging AI robotics and advanced payroll solutions.
- Collaborate with IT Finance and HRIS teams to enhance payroll system capabilities integrations and data accuracy. Ensure technology solutions align with global process requirements and deliver measurable benefits.
- Define monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs). Address underperformance through root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
Adherence to Company policies sound judgment and trustworthiness working safely communicating respectfully and safeguarding business operations confidential and proprietary information and the Companys reputation are also essential expectations of this position.
This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as inperson at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.Benefits:
TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates paid time off for nonexempt associates up to 12 paid holidays per year health benefits (including medical dental and vision plan options and health spending accounts) mental health support disability benefits up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave adoption assistance fertility planning coverage legal benefits longterm care insurance commuter benefits tuition reimbursement charity gift matching employee stock purchase plan 401(k) retirement savings with employer match and access to TransUnions Employee Resource Groups. Spousal domestic partner and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select health and welfare plans.
We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability status veteran status genetic information marital status citizenship status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Pay Scale Information :
The U.S. base salary range for this position is $166800.00 $250000.00 annually. *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individuals education training work experience jobrelated skill set location and industry knowledge as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations.Regular fulltime nonsales positions may be eligible to participate in TransUnions annual bonus plan. Certain positions may be also eligible for longterm incentives and other payments based on applicable company guidance and plan documents.TransUnions Internal Job Title:
Sr Director PayrollRequired Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
