Sr. Manager Payroll, Global Payroll

Description

Amazon is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic candidate to join the fast paced world of Payroll Operations at an India service center. We’re not an average retailer and this is definitely not your average Payroll Management position. We’ll give you the opportunity to really make a difference to our business by working on and initiating projects in a fast paced environment and ultimately delivering results.

It is critical to Amazon’s on-going success that we provide the highest service to our employees. If you are motivated to dive into the detail and take ownership, we have the career you’re looking for!

Amazon strives to be earth's most customer‑centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want—low prices, vast selection, and convenience—Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world‑class e‑commerce platform. We treat every day like day one: a day to bring in fresh ideas, a day to challenge convention, a day to make more good things happen for our customers.

It’s that kind of entrepreneurial spirit that will drive our success now, and reinforce our reputation for great service for years to come. You could be part of it. It’s as simple as this:
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.

Amazon is looking for a strong operational leader with excellent communication skills and a proven background in delivering multiple payrolls. The role is a fantastic opportunity for a leader who wants to raise the bar for the payroll team and set the team up for success. The successful candidate will lead one of the sub‑regional payroll teams located in Hyderabad or Pune, be responsible for payroll management for multiple countries, and lead a team of 70+ members.

Responsibilities include hiring, training, employee development, workload management, policy enforcement, performance targets, budgeting, performance metrics, audit compliance, business controls, and regional project management. The role requires an ability to manage and improve payroll operations—performance metrics, internal controls, compliance, automation—and to manage regional projects. The candidate will interact with senior and executive stakeholders worldwide.

• Contribute to the strategic direction of the company based on internal and industry knowledge
• Develop and communicate team or department vision and goals
• Build and monitor a consolidated Payroll Operations annual operating plan to forecast headcount needs with detailed analysis of budget to actual results on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Partner with external stakeholders: HR, HRS, Accounting, Treasury
• Partner with internal stakeholders:
  Compliance, Controllership, Payroll Transformation, Payroll Academy
• Develop and implement systems to support rapid growth
• Perform autonomously and initiate and manage complex, departmental, or cross‑company work
• Build scalable processes to recruit, train and develop business professionals to support business expansion
• Lead performance review processes with VPs, Directors and senior leaders across functions in the region

Leading and developing a team, including hiring, training and employee development; managing group workload and establishing priorities; ensuring existing policies and procedures are followed; managing annual performance targets; creating and monitoring performance metrics; succession and resource planning. Coaching junior first‑time people managers.

• Obsession to provide a best of class customer experience to Amazon's employees and managers
• Build, inspire and motivate the teams to raise the bar
• Liaise with key stakeholders for procedural changes
• Maintain relationships with key internal and external partners
• Strong passion for hiring and developing people
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced and rapidly changing environment
• Strong analytical skills to identify potential impact and implications of issues and take appropriate action to avoid future recurrences
• Exhibits excellent judgment
• Leads…