Payroll Director, T&E

Responsibilities

• overseeing the end‑to‑end payroll, Time and Attendance, and Expense Reporting functions across several countries
• ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery for a globally distributed workforce spanning multiple countries, jurisdictions, tax regimes, and service delivery models
• drives strategy, controls, technology adoption, and continuous improvement while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax and local operations
• accountable for meaningful career development conversations and regular coaching and feedback
• set global strategy, roadmap and governance to ensure consistent policies, controls and service levels across regions
• own end‑to‑end delivery for all entities, including multi‑country payroll runs, statutory reporting, year‑end processes and reconciliations
• ensure global compliance with local payroll, tax, social security and statutory reporting requirements
• lead remediation where gaps exist
• implement and enforce payroll controls (SOX/internal controls), audit readiness and vendor oversight
• manage relationships with outsourcing partners, local providers, banks and tax authorities; negotiate SLAs and commercial terms
• deliver executive reporting and dashboards on payroll metrics, risks and program status; present to senior leadership
• own business continuity planning for payroll and incident response for payroll failures or security events

• 15+ years of progressive payroll / finance/HR/ shared services leadership experience, including multi-country operations
• Demonstrated governance leadership across Payroll and Compliance/Controls
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment; strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills
• Strong knowledge of payroll and T&A practices, operational acumen, service delivery and vendor management
• Experience driving transformation (standardization, process re-engineering, automation, analytics, ERP/financial systems enablement)
• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and operational risk management
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, HR, Business, or related field required; CPP required, Payroll certified (ideal), MBA and/or CPA/CA/CIMA preferred (or equivalent)
• English proficiency required