Director, Global Payroll(m/w/x)

In this role, you will lead the transformation of global payroll operations, ensuring compliance and accuracy while developing high-performing teams. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include executing strategic initiatives, overseeing vendor performance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Anforderungen

• •Deep expertise in multi-country payroll operations
• •Strong understanding of HRIS, ERP, payroll engines, vendor ecosystems, data architecture, and audit requirements
• •Ability to design validations, data schemas, canonical models, and ingestion rules
• •Literacy in transformation frameworks, operating model design, and governance structures
• •Capacity to interpret complex regulatory requirements and convert them into system rules, controls, and documentation
• •Demonstrated ability to lead transformation within a defined domain while maintaining operational stability
• •Strong coaching, mentoring, and talent-development orientation
• •Commitment to building internal capability and promoting from within
• •High emotional intelligence, psychological safety leadership, and people-first mindset
• •Clear communication style suited for senior stakeholders and technical teams
• •Ability to navigate ambiguity and provide clarity without micromanaging
• •High ownership, resilience, and long-term thinking
• •Strong analytical thinking, pattern recognition, scenario modelling, and KPI design
• •Ability to challenge the data and interrogate assumptions when anecdotes diverge from metrics
• •Experience defining, monitoring, and reporting operational dashboards, vendor scorecards, and control maturity assessments
• •Ability to drive change in environments with legacy processes, high fragmentation, or inconsistent vendor maturity
• •Experience leading multi-country transformation programs with clear milestones, communication plans, and risk controls