Sr. Director, Payroll
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JobgetherAccounting, Payroll
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Required Skills
- C++Stakeholder managementChange Management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.
- 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in payroll, workforce operations, shared services, HR operations, or related leadership functions.
- Significant experience leading payroll operations within complex, multi-entity organizations.
- Proven experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, organizational growth, or similarly complex transformation environments.
- Demonstrated success leading operational transformation, process standardization, automation, and scalable operating-model initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, controls, governance, risk management, and federal, state, and local requirements.
- Experience partnering effectively with senior leaders across Finance, HR, Accounting, Tax, Legal, IT, and other corporate functions.
- UKG experience is required.
- Experience in decentralized, joint venture, private equity-backed, healthcare, professional services, franchise, construction, or multi-site environments is preferred.
- Experience leading payroll technology implementations or platform consolidations is preferred.
- Shared services or enterprise operations leadership experience is advantageous.
- CPP certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of enterprise payroll operations across multiple legal entities, joint ventures, jurisdictions, and business structures.
- Establish enterprise-wide payroll governance, policies, standards, controls, and operating procedures.
- Drive process harmonization and standardization to create scalable service delivery models.
- Oversee workforce operations including payroll administration, data management, timekeeping, and employee services.
- Lead payroll and workforce integration activities for 10–12 acquisitions or integrations per year.
- Partner with HRIS, IT, Finance, and external vendors to optimize payroll technology and automate workflows.
- Lead payroll system implementations, consolidations, and modernization initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and strengthen audit readiness.
- Build and lead a high-performing payroll and workforce operations organization, establishing succession plans and leadership capabilities.
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