Manager – Global Payroll

Manager – Global Payroll

Requirements

• Extensive relevant experience in payroll management in a global corporation including management of multi member payroll team
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent experience; Canadian Payroll Association PCP certification preferred
• Proven people leadership skills
• Strong proficiency in payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, Dayforce)
• Experience with Workday including payroll processing module
• Strong technical knowledge of global payroll processing including year-end requirements and tax compliance
• Experience with project management for payroll software implementations

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the global payroll team, fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and service excellence while developing team members’ expertise and growth.
• Manage and oversee a team of high performing and diverse Payroll team members. Perform full scope of people management responsibilities including, recruiting, coaching, performance management and other related DE&I practices.
• Build and oversee a customer-focused payroll team, implementing robust controls and streamlined processes to ensure timely, consistent, and responsive payroll support to our global employees.
• Resolve complex inquiries, deliver high-level service, and ensure seamless payroll operations.
• Partner with payroll providers, vendors, local authorities, tax accountants, and auditors to ensure payroll accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Effectively engage and partner with leaders, internal partners, and employees to ensure payroll operations support business priorities and add value across all areas.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential payroll records for both employer and employee, adhering to regulatory standards and data management protocols.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Solution seeker: You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.