Technical Lead, Payroll Systems

PURPOSE

The Payroll Systems Technical Lead is the primary technical subject matter expert for Sony Pictures Entertainments payroll technology ecosystem. The role provides hands-on technical leadership across payroll systems administration configuration production support enhancements change management and optimization.

This is a highly visible Lead role: you will solve complex payroll technology problems today while helping shape how the environment evolves over time. You will have the opportunity to influence solutions simplify processes strengthen integrations and deliver meaningful improvements in partnership with Payroll Operations HRIS Finance IT senior leaders and technology vendors.

This role sits at the intersection of payroll HR technology finance and enterprise IT. You will have a real opportunity to modernize and simplify the payroll technology environment improve reliability and data flows and help define the roadmap for future enhancements. The work is challenging highly collaborative and directly connected to one of the organizations most important operational processes: paying employees accurately and on time.

ROLE SCOPE & OWNERSHIP

What Youll Own

• Own the technical health and performance of the payroll technology environment including system configuration administration production support integrations data validation testing and vendor escalations. Translate payroll requirements into scalable system solutions and drive complex issues from diagnosis through resolution.

What Youll Lead Through Partnership

• Lead cross-functional technology delivery with Payroll Operations HRIS Finance IT integration teams and vendors across system enhancements interfaces releases implementations cutover stabilization and longer-term modernization initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Configure administer and optimize payroll technology platforms including Infor WFM and UKG Payroll to support accurate and reliable payroll processing.
• Translate payroll and business requirements into system configurations technical requirements and scalable solution options.
• Lead troubleshooting root cause analysis and permanent resolution of complex payroll system and production issues.
• Own payroll-side integration requirements and data validation partnering with technical teams and vendors on interfaces file transfers mappings and system dependencies.
• Validate critical inbound and outbound data flows across employee compensation organizational payroll and financial posting data.
• Lead payroll technology testing releases deployment and production readiness including UAT cutover go-live and stabilization.
• Drive cross-functional resolution of critical issues and defects across Payroll Operations HRIS Finance IT and technology vendors.
• Maintain technical documentation configuration records SOPs and change controls to support a stable and well-governed environment.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for payroll technology vendors and drive support cases and escalations through resolution.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to simplify processes strengthen controls automate activities and improve payroll technology performance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science Information Technology Business Administration Human Resources Finance Accounting or a related field or equivalent education and relevant experience.

• 7 years of progressive experience in payroll systems HRIS payroll technology or related enterprise systems.

• Hands-on experience configuring administering or supporting enterprise payroll or workforce management platforms.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processing payroll data flows integrations and U.S. and/or Canadian payroll requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into system configurations technical requirements and solution designs.

• Experience supporting payroll production environments troubleshooting complex issues and performing root cause analysis.

• Experience with system integrations data validation testing releases and change management.

• Strong ability to lead through influence and work effectively across Payroll Operations HRIS Finance IT and external vendors.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on experience with Infor WFM and/or UKG Payroll; experience with both platforms is highly desirable.

• Experience supporting U.S. and Canadian payroll or another complex multi-entity payroll environment.

• Experience with Workday Core HCM Workday Compensation SAP Finance or comparable HR and financial integrations.

• Experience supporting payroll technology implementations migrations cutovers go-lives and stabilization.

• Experience applying AI-enabled tools scripting copilots or workflow automation to improve payroll technology operations reporting documentation or issue resolution.

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