Senior Payroll Analyst II

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

About our Team Our Payroll team is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll services for more than 10,000 U.S. employees across multiple legal entities. We partner closely with HR, Finance, HRIT, Global Mobility, and external vendors to ensure operational excellence, strong controls, regulatory compliance, and an exceptional employee experience.

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Payroll Analyst to support complex U.S. payroll operations in a large, dynamic organization. This role will own key payroll processes, perform reconciliations and compliance activities, drive process improvements, and leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency, and controls.

Responsibilities Execute and support biweekly payroll processing for 10,000+ U.S. employees across multiple entities, including regular, off-cycle, and bonus payrolls.

Review payroll results, reconciliations, audits, and exception reports; investigate and resolve complex payroll, taxation, deduction, and system-related issues.

Partner with HRIT, Finance, and technical teams to support payroll system enhancements, testing, integrations, and configuration changes.

Ensure payroll compliance through payroll tax reporting, W-2 processing, audit support, tax notice resolution, and global mobility payroll activities.

Identify process improvement opportunities, strengthen controls, leverage approved AI tools for payroll operations, and mentor team members on payroll best practices.

Minimum Qualifications 5+ years of direct U.S. payroll operations experience supporting complex payroll processing in a corporate environment.

Experience processing payroll for large employee populations and managing payroll reconciliations, audits, and compliance activities.

Hands-on experience with payroll or HRIS systems and the ability to analyze payroll data to investigate and resolve issues.

Demonstrated experience researching and resolving complex payroll discrepancies, tax, deduction, and employee pay issues independently.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SAP Payroll or a comparable enterprise payroll platform, plus familiarity with Workday HCM, Time Tracking, and Absence modules.

Experience working with outsourced payroll providers and payroll tax vendors.

Intermediate or advanced knowledge of payroll taxation, including restricted stock and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) payroll processing and reporting.

Experience using AI tools or automation technologies to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, reporting, or reconciliations.

Experience supporting payroll operations in a large-scale, multinational, or highly matrixed organization.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  

Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. …