About this role
Senior Payroll Specialist
The Sr Payroll Specialist leads the strategy, operations, and continuous improvement of payroll processes across the United States, EMEA, Canada, and APAC. This role oversees the accurate and compliant processing annually worldwide and is responsible for developing a high‑performing team, strengthening vendor relationships, ensuring rigorous audit readiness, and driving analytics that inform business decisions.
- Approximately 250 USA employees, 150 Global employees.
- 95% salaried professionals.
- Majority highly compensated individuals.
- Equity administration experience preferred.
salary: $50 - $65 per hour shift: First work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM education: Bachelors
category business and financial operations occupations
reference AB_5085391
Responsibilities
- Direct end‑to‑end payroll operations across the U.S. and 10+ international countries, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of ~400 payrolls per year.
- Oversee global third‑party payroll vendors, SLAs, and all statutory requirements across EMEA, Canada, and APAC.
- Lead cross‑regional process governance, standardization, and documentation for global payroll operations.
- Ensure consistent application of pay policies, statutory rules, tax regulations, and country‑specific compliance requirements.
- Serve as a systems expert across payroll platforms (ADP, Workday, UKG or equivalent), overseeing integrations, data accuracy, and workflow optimization.
- Develop advanced reporting and analytics to support Finance and HR, including labor cost analysis, reconciliation reporting, and trend insights.
- Use advanced Excel and analytical tools to diagnose issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and identify global optimization opportunities.
Skills
- Payroll Processing
- ADP WFN
- Payroll Tax-Multistate
- Global Payroll
- Stock Administration
- Benefit Administration
- 401K
- Payroll Tax
- Payroll Accounting & Benefits
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 5 years
- Experience level: Experienced