Director, Global Payroll Process Leader

LivaNova; Bayern; Hybrid; EUR 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Employee stock purchase plan

Global recognition programme

Flexible working options

Job summary

LivaNova is seeking a Director, Global Payroll Process Leader to own strategy, governance, and end-to-end payroll delivery worldwide, including US payroll oversight.

The role leads a transformation to standardize processes, automate where possible, and strengthen controls across a multi-country landscape, driving payroll excellence and a trusted employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Admin or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership across multiple regions incl. US payroll.
• Strong knowledge of multi-regional payroll practices, tax, and audit readiness.
• Experience leading payroll transformation, standardization and automation.

Responsibilities

• Own global payroll strategy, roadmap, governance, and end-to-end delivery.
• Lead payroll transformation, automation, and supplier consolidation.
• Oversee external providers, audits, and compliance across regions.
• Champion employee payroll experience and partner with IT for system integrations.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll governance

Global payroll transformation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Finance/Business

Payroll certification (preferred)

Job description

As a global medtech company, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow- because at LivaNova, we don't just treat conditions - we aspire to alter the course of lives. As our Director, Global Payroll Process Leader, you will own the strategy, governance, and end-to-end delivery of payroll across LivaNova worldwide, including direct oversight of US payroll. You will ensure accurate, timely, compliant, and consistent payroll delivery while driving the transformation, standardization, and simplification of the global payroll operating model. You will partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, Internal Audit, shared services, and external payroll providers to strengthen controls, improve service delivery, and create a trusted payroll experience for employees. This is an opportunity to shape and modernize a global payroll function, leading transformation across a complex multi-country landscape while acting as the senior escalation point for payroll matters at the leadership level.

Your New Role

• Own the global payroll strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with HR and business priorities while delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll across all regions, including direct oversight of US payroll.
• Establish strong payroll governance, controls, and compliance, ensuring consistent validations, checks, and approvals while leading internal, external, and statutory audits and addressing corrective actions.
• Lead global payroll transformation, including supplier consolidation, operating model modernization, process standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Manage the global payroll ecosystem, including shared services and external payroll providers, setting service levels and KPIs, monitoring performance, and leading supplier selection, contracting, and onboarding where required.
• Champion the employee payroll experience, ensuring employees receive accurate, timely, and easy-to-understand pay while simplifying employee-facing processes, communications, and query resolution.
• Own the payroll technology roadmap, partnering with IT to enhance payroll, HCM, and time & attendance systems and ensuring effective integration with HR and Finance systems.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global payroll team, working across geographically dispersed and multicultural environments while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, and Internal Audit and serving as the senior escalation point for payroll matters.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; a relevant professional payroll certification is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience, with proven responsibility for payroll across multiple regions and knowledge with US payroll.
• Strong knowledge of multi-regional payroll practices, statutory requirements, tax regulations, payroll controls, compliance frameworks, and audit readiness.
• Proven experience leading payroll transformation and operational improvement, including process standardization, simplification, automation, supplier consolidation, and shared services operating models.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience managing external suppliers, implementation partners, and geographically dispersed teams, combined with excellent communication, executive presence, project management, analytical, and risk-management skills.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to providing you with a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment where you will feel empowered to take ownership and drive meaningful change, we will reward you with competitive, market-aligned packages across all locations. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Base salary range (Italy): €97,000 - €146,000

Base salary range (Germany): €112,500 - €168,750

Base salary range (UK): £93,750 - £140,625

Bonus target: 20% (note that actual percentage may vary based on business and program considerations)

Italy-specific information (applies only to roles based in Italy)

National Collective Bargaining Agreement: CCNL Dirigenti Industriali

Level: Dirigente

We Offer a Competitive Benefits Package Including

• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Global recognition programme
• Flexible working options
• Additional benefits (e.g. meal vouchers, flexible benefits, local bonuses) may apply depending on location.

Welcome to impact. Welcome to innovation. Welcome to your new life.