Deputy Payroll Manager - NA

Job Description

Location: Louisville KY, Hybrid

In this position, you'll be based in the Louisville office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at

We give you a world of potential

You'll be working as part of the North American Payroll team, taking on a newly created leadership role with the opportunity to shape processes, influence payroll strategy, and make a visible impact across both Canada and the United States. Reporting into a collaborative and supportive leadership team, you'll lead a group of payroll professionals while remaining hands-on in payroll operations, ensuring employees are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time.

This is an opportunity for an experienced payroll leader who enjoys balancing people leadership with day-to-day execution. The team values open communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, offering an environment where your expertise is recognized and your leadership can make a real difference. In return, you'll have the chance to further develop your career, contribute to meaningful change, and help build a high-performing payroll function that supports the broader business.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and payroll professionals, you will provide expert guidance on payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and operational best practices, while fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.

• Leading and overseeing end-to-end payroll operations for Canada and the United States
• Remaining actively involved in payroll processing activities to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Providing subject matter expertise on North American payroll legislation, regulations, and best practices
• Supporting complex payroll transactions, including share and equity compensation processing
• Reviewing payroll controls, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing process enhancements
• Ensuring payroll activities are completed in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements
• Managing payroll audits, reporting requirements, and compliance-related activities
• Partnering with Human Resources, Finance, Benefits, and other business groups to resolve payroll-related matters
• Coaching and mentoring payroll team members, supporting capability development and succession planning
• Monitoring payroll performance metrics and driving operational excellence across the function
• Supporting payroll system enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives, including work within both ADP and in-house payroll platform

• Extensive experience managing payroll operations across both Canada and the United States
• Proven experience processing payroll directly, with strong end-to-end payroll knowledge rather than solely leading teams
• Subject matter expertise in North American payroll legislation, compliance, taxation, and regulatory requirements
• Experience processing payroll for both exempt and non-exempt employees
• Previous experience using ADP payroll solutions
• Experience working with in-house payroll systems
• Demonstrated success leading and developing payroll teams
• Minimum of 5 years of people management experience
• American Payroll Association (APA) membership or payroll certification is considered an asset
• Experience processing share or equity compensation through payroll is considered an asset

• Paid parental leave, flexible working and a caring and inclusive culture
• Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family, including paid time off, observed holidays, medical, dental and vision plans
• Invest in your future with 401k matching, setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company and tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter
• Income protection. Our package includes short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and supplemental life insurance
• And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you…