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Associate Director of Payroll Strategy & Operations

Flutter

Leeds

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GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Full time

Yesterday

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Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK is seeking an Associate Director of Payroll Strategy & Operations. This pivotal role involves shaping and delivering the global payroll strategy, ensuring governance, and overseeing onboarding processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in global payroll operations with strong leadership and data analysis skills, ensuring compliance and innovation within a fast-paced environment. The company offers a competitive package including an uncapped holiday allowance and a generous development fund.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Annual self-development fund

Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

15+ years of global payroll experience required.
Experience in payroll transformation and vendor transitions.
Strong understanding of international tax laws and labor regulations.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement global payroll strategy and operating model.
Build and maintain governance frameworks for payroll.
Drive payroll innovation and technology adoption.

Skills

Global payroll expertise

Leadership and partnership skills

Data analysis and reporting

Cross-cultural communication

Problem-solving skills

Adaptability

Tools

Payroll systems

ERP integrations

Associate Director of Payroll Strategy & Operations

The Associate Director Payroll Strategy & Operations plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the global payroll strategy for Flutter. Partnering closely with the Head of Payroll and the People Services Director this role is responsible for building a scalable operating model strengthening governance and controls and ensuring the seamless onboarding of new brands and payrolls into the global framework.

Operating in a federated multi-geography environment this role ensures alignment between enterprise standards local market requirements and an evolving HR Finance and technology landscape. Success in this role is measured through operational excellence governance maturity global process consistency and the ability to future-proof payroll through transformation and innovation.

What You'll Do

Global Payroll Strategy & Operating Model

Develop and implement the global payroll strategy and operating model ensuring alignment with broader People Services objectives.

Design and maintain the payroll operating model including governance service scope and delivery structure.

Create playbooks and readiness frameworks for onboarding new brands covering assessment transition and BAU stabilisation.

Define the end-to-end integration roadmap across HR Finance and Technology.

Governance Risk & Policy

Build and maintain a global payroll governance framework and control library in partnership with HR Operations and Risk & Compliance.

Lead periodic reviews risk assessments and SOX / compliance audits.

Partner & Change Management

Partner with People Services Director to ensure payroll strategy supports CPOs Finance and business priorities.

Act as strategic liaison for new brand onboarding payroll-related projects and vendor transitions.

Act as a point of contact for executive payroll partner concerns.

Data Metrics & Insights

Define global payroll metrics and dashboards with the Head of Payroll.

Leverage data insights to drive decision-making improve performance and support technology adoption.

Future Design & Transformation

Drive payroll innovation including automation AI-based validations and enhanced integrations.

Evaluate payroll process design vendor capability and systems on an ongoing basis to ensure scalability and efficiency.

How You'll Do It

Skills and Knowledge

Deep expertise in global payroll and compliance.
Strong understanding of global payroll operating models and governance frameworks.
Experience transforming payroll in federated business models.
Advanced data analysis and reporting capability.
Excellent leadership influence and partner engagement skills.
Strong cross-cultural communication and global collaboration skills.
Strong analytical commercial and critical thinking skills.
Technology proficiency (Payroll systems ERP integrations).
Shown change leadership and agility in complex environments.

Technical Knowledge & Experience

15 years of hands‑on global payroll experience across processes systems and integrations.
Experience leading payroll transformation vendor transitions or major system rollouts across multiple geographies.
Experience designing global payroll operating models and governance frameworks.
Strong knowledge of international tax laws labour regulations SOX and control frameworks.
Expertise in developing and interpreting payroll dashboards with strong narrative storytelling.
Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to operate under pressure and lead multiple priorities.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across HR Finance Legal and external partners.
Ability to adapt to fast‑paced environments and regulatory change.

Behavioural Competencies

Strong people leadership capable of developing motivating and managing multinational teams.
Effective delegation and prioritisation.
High diligence problem-solving and issue-resolution skills.
Cultural awareness and ability to work internationally.
Strong partner management across HR Finance and Legal.
Adaptability effective in periods of transition (M&A system changes regulatory changes).
Innovative attitude employing new technologies to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort.
Strong strategic and commercial thinking.
Excellent time‑management and ability to manage competing priorities.

Whats in it for you

Bonus scheme
Uncapped holiday allowance!
Enhanced pension scheme
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Income protection
1000 annual self‑development learning fund
Invest via the Flutter Sharesave Scheme
Enhanced parental leave

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market‑leading position in the US and across the world.

We have an unparalleled portfolio of innovative diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel Sky Betting & Gaming Sportsbet PokerStars Paddy Power Sisal tombola Betfair MaxBet Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

With our global scale and challenger attitude we excite and entertain our customers in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power the Flutter Edge we aim to disrupt the sector learning from the past to build a better future for our customers colleagues and communities.

Were committed to being an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds ways of thinking and working to apply. You dont need to meet every requirement listed to be considered.

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know and well do our best to accommodate.

Required Experience

Director

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