Global Payroll Lead, Strategy & Planning

About the Role

The Global Payroll Lead, Strategy & Planning is a key member of the payroll team, responsible for leading implementations of new entities, execution of payroll controls and completion of cross-functional payroll projects and initiatives for international payroll (EMEA, LatAm and APAC). This role requires strong analytical skills, payroll and project experience, in addition to strong cross-functional and customer service skills.

The Payroll Strategy & Planning team supports international business expansion in EMEA, APAC and Latam, leads process improvements, systems implementations and supports our Payroll Operations team located in India. The team operates in a dynamic and fast paced environment, cross-regionally and cross-functionally.

Your Impact in Role

• Act as the lead of implementation of cross-functional payroll projects and/or initiatives to support business needs. Leading these initiatives includes, but is not limited to:
• Be responsible for implementations of new payroll entities, M&A and other related activities
• Lead the transition of operational activities to the Payroll Operations Team
• Lead payroll vendor transitions
• Lead internal and external payroll projects and initiatives
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and cross-functional partners
• Keep payroll documentation, including employee facing knowledge bases, updated
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for countries across EMEA, APAC and LatAm with varying headcount (over 1000 employees)

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or a related field.
• Extensive experience in international payroll processing, Netherlands, UK and France is preferred
• Extensive experience in project management
• Experience with HR and payroll systems such as Workday and Oracle
• Experience with different payroll vendors such as EY, ADP Celergo, ADP Streamline, Neeyamo, Oracle, UKG/Immedis
• Experience with ServiceNow, both ticket management and knowledge bases
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Office Suite
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex payroll issues
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• EMEA payroll project management is preferred
• Payroll Accounting experience is preferred