Global Director of Compensation & Benefits

CHROME HEARTS®, the Fine Jewelry, Accessories, Shoes, Fragrance & Home Goods company renowned for its sophisticated life-inspired designs, was conceived in 1988 by Richard Stark in Los Angeles. Honoring a commitment to quality materials and timeless design,
CHROME HEARTS® now has thirty+ stores across North America, Europe, and Asia, and can be found in the most exclusive boutiques around the world.

The Global Payroll & Benefits Director is responsible for the strategic oversight, governance, and execution of global payroll and benefits operations across multiple countries, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing in partnership with internal stakeholders, external payroll providers, and Employer of Record (EOR) partners. This role oversees U.S. and U.K. payroll processed through Rippling, manages payroll coordination for Canada and Switzerland via an EOR, and supports payroll operations in France, Italy, and Saint Barthelemy with monthly reporting while also ensuring timecard accuracy, time‑off processing, and timely submission of data to third‑party payroll processors.

In addition, the Global Payroll & Benefits Director serves as the primary operational liaison for employee benefits, working closely with benefits brokers and medical providers to support benefit administration. Responsibilities include providing required data and reporting to brokers, responding to employee benefit inquiries, maintaining direct communication with medical carriers, auditing medical billing, and assisting with annual Form 5500 audits for retirement and medical benefit plans.

The role also supports ongoing payroll and benefits audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and proper administration across all supported regions.

• Owns and oversees end‑to‑end payroll operations for the U.S. and U.K. using Rippling, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
• Oversees payroll coordination for Canada and Switzerland through the company’s Employer of Record (EOR), serving as the primary internal point of contact and ensuring data accuracy and adherence to agreed timelines.
• Supports payroll operations in France, Italy, and St. Barthelemy by collecting and sharing employee timecards and payroll inputs with external payroll providers.
• Oversees the processing of time‑off requests to ensure correct payroll treatment.
• Monitors payroll calendars and deliverables to ensure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule by outside processors.
• Establishes and maintains standardized global payroll processes, controls, and documentation to support consistency, scalability, and audit readiness.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable payroll, wage and hour, tax, and statutory requirements across supported countries, in partnership with legal, finance, and external advisors.
• Verifies compliance with labor laws, tax regulations, wage and hour rules, and statutory deductions.
• Reviews overtime calculations, minimum wage adherence, and record‑keeping requirements.
• Serves as the escalation point for complex payroll issues and employee inquiries across regions.
• Conducts periodic payroll audits and reconciliations to ensure accurate processing, proper tax treatment, and correct benefit and retirement deductions.
• Ensures employee and employer retirement and pension contributions are accurately calculated, withheld, and remitted in accordance with plan and statutory requirements.
• Identifies, recommends, and leads improvements to payroll systems, vendors, workflows, and global operating models.

• Acts as a key partner to Accounting and Finance by providing accurate and timely payroll‑related reports, reconciliations, and data to support monthly close, quarterly reporting, audits, and year‑end activities.
• Prepares, reviews, and supports payroll‑related journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses in collaboration with Finance.
• Ensures timely and accurate filings related to payroll and benefits compliance, including but not limited to ACA reporting (Forms 1094/1095), payroll tax filings, and…