Global Payroll Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Lead global payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with applicable local, regional, and international requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain scalable payroll policies, procedures, controls, and standard operating practices across all jurisdictions.
• Oversee payroll processing, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and issue resolution to ensure data accuracy, process integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives, including RFPs, vendor evaluation, system implementations, and migration to a global payroll platform.
• Support payroll integration activities for M&A transactions, ensuring a smooth transition and high-quality employee experience for newly acquired team members.
• Manage relationships with external payroll vendors and service providers, monitoring performance, service levels, issue resolution, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, and IT to support payroll compliance, reporting, systems, controls, and employee-related processes.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to local payroll resources to ensure consistency, accountability, and best practices across global payroll operations.
• Monitor payroll metrics, trends, and recurring issues to identify risks, improve efficiency, and recommend process enhancements.
• Research and resolve payroll data discrepancies, processing issues, and compliance matters in partnership with internal stakeholders and external providers.
• Stay current on global payroll regulations, market practices, and emerging trends, and recommend updates to policies, systems, and processes as needed.
• Manage multiple payroll-related projects in compressed timelines while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, service quality, and strong stakeholder communication.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including payroll operations across the U.S. and international jurisdictions such as EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and Canada.
• Experience leading or supporting global payroll transformation, process improvement, system implementation, vendor migration, or payroll platform consolidation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of payroll tax, wage and hour, compliance, and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and partner effectively across HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and a strong sense of urgency in managing sensitive payroll matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional services, consulting, or other complex global business environment experience preferred.
• Experience with global payroll vendors, HRIS/payroll systems, payroll integrations, or M&A payroll transitions preferred.
• Master’s degree in human resources, business, finance, accounting, or a related field preferred.

Please note the salary range for this position - 110k - 130k base salary. Role is remote, US.