Senior Director Global Payroll (f/d/m) based in Herzogenaurach or Porto

Location

Herzogenaurach | Germany

Job description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Lead the design and implementation of process standards, procedures and guidelines and provide leadership and oversight of the end-to-end process for remuneration and related taxes globally . Own, define and design the Global Payroll strategy, governance framework and delivery model, and lead the transformation. Manage relationships between global strategic HR, Finance and GBS Stakeholders . Ensure strong data governance and management, payroll accuracy and effective collaboration with related functions (e.g. Reward, Payroll Tax).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop payroll strategy and operating model within the context of a rapidly evolving HR Shared Services model and provide tactical direction to the HR Leads across the globe
• Defines and establishes best-in-class global payroll processes and operating model that will scale with employee growth, support the company’s wide range of compensation and benefits programs, and meet multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements 
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives
• Drive appropriate consistent processes across the globe and coordinate regional efforts towards global process standardization while allowing flexibility locally when required
• Build partnerships and solicit feedback from internal and external business partners to define and develop successful, scalable processes and practices
• Provide audit and oversight to the team's activities and processes, ensuring that pertinent internal and external compliance and government interaction standards are met
• Implement and leverage technology that best fits our program and needs
• Establishes an effective operational management system to track and communicate performance against internal service level agreements and external benchmarks 
• Provides technical advice, manages employment tax audits and risks, and engages with internal and external counsel, auditors, third-party service providers, and advisors as needed 
• Drives process and policy recommendations with stakeholders to ensure that compliance objectives are met 
• Appropriate governance and implementation of compensation plans
• Provide leadership over end-to-end payroll processing performed by both outsourced/3rd party vendors and CoE
• Oversight of pension (and benefit administration for Germany only), and any associated regulatory reporting requirements
• Manage initiatives to drive continuous improvement in payroll processing, payroll system configurations, and the control environment, to ensure payroll calculations are both timely and accurate
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in all tax compliance reporting matters
• Lead and enhance the payroll control environment across all Hire to Retire
• Develop performance measurements and benchmarks to drive improvement across all payroll streams in both the CoE, Shared Service environment, and third-party providers ADP
• Align and collaborate with key partners (e.g. customers, business leaders, management, project teams, etc.) on the direction of global processes.
• Understand the current high-level technology environment of cloud-based Human Resources and Payroll systems, and third-party provider opportunities

Key Relationships:

• SVP Global Business Services
• VP GBS HR
• GBS Senior Leadership Team
• HR Senior Leadership Team
• HR Rewards
• SVP HR Strategy, Projects, and Transformation
• Country HR Directors
• Works Council
• Legal
• Tech HR
• HR Services
• External consultants and service providers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• International mind-set and experience in multicultural environments/organizations
• High tolerance for ambiguity and change
• Lean and continuous improvement mindset and experience
• Experience with proven track record for both, direct and indirect/global leadership experience
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to work independently
• Develop leaders and manage talents
• Experience working in a global, multi-site Payroll organization
• Strong understanding of payroll laws and regulations
• Financial and operational analytical skills (operational analysis)
• Experience handling multiple vendor relationships, developing presentations, and presenting effectively to all levels of the company
• Previous experience managing multiple direct reports and geographically dispersed teams in an agile environment; ability to navigate different cultures and business practices
• Proven business partnering, collaboration, and influencing skills 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent in HR, Finance (MBA, Diploma, BA, etc.)
• MBA or advanced degree or certificate (e.g. CPP) preferred
• 8-10 years of work experience within the field of global payroll
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Understanding & knowledge of regional and global market landscape and the respective customers
• Experienced stakeholder management of senior business leaders
• Experience in project management
• Transformation/implementation experience desired

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