Global Payroll Leader & Strategy Partner

PartnerRe Ltd.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PartnerRe Ltd. in Toronto seeks a Global Payroll Manager to lead our payroll operations across 10+ countries, focusing on North America, Europe and APAC.

You will drive end-to-end payroll delivery, benefits changes, vendor coordination and system enhancements, turning payroll into a strategic function.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, strong leadership, and a proven ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, IT and Legal in a global environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-country operations and compliance management.
• Minimum 5 years of payroll leadership experience in a corporate setting.
• Strong technical expertise with payroll systems, benefits administration impacts, HRIS tools, vendor portals, data interfaces, reporting, and advanced Excel.
• Deep knowledge of international payroll laws, tax withholding, reporting obligations.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams in a global environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, Legal, IT, vendors, and third-party administrators.
• Ability to manage sensitive employee information, data exchanges, reporting, and employee support with discretion and confidentiality.
• A payroll designation from your nationally recognized authority in payroll, supporting your achievement of educational and practical requirements, including continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global payroll team supporting 10+ countries, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery for 1,300+ employees and providing backup support for critical regions as needed
• Manage and develop a global high-performing team through coaching, cross-training, knowledge transfer, and continuous professional development
• Drive payroll simplification, automation, and AI-enabled improvements in partnership with IT, Finance, HR, Legal, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Develop and maintain standardized payroll procedures, country-specific compliance frameworks, and global-first practices that allow for regional requirements
• Oversee payroll operations, including reconciliations, payments, deductions, benefit-specific deductions, wage verifications, ad-hoc reporting, issue resolution, testing, annual increases, bonuses, year-end reviews, and time reporting
• Administer employee benefit program pay-impacts across applicable regions, including health, dental, vision, retirement or pension plans, leaves, disability programs, and other offerings in line with plan rules and local requirements
• Manage payroll audits, vendor relationships, renewals, escalations, data accuracy, and compliance activities to support operational excellence
• Participate in strategic initiatives and steering committees to improve processes, strengthen governance, and align payroll operations with broader organizational goals and our global payroll strategy.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Job description

PartnerRe Ltd. in Toronto seeks a Global Payroll Manager to lead our payroll operations across 10+ countries, focusing on North America, Europe and APAC.

You will drive end-to-end payroll delivery, benefits changes, vendor coordination and system enhancements, turning payroll into a strategic function.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, strong leadership, and a proven ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, IT and Legal in a global environment.