Global HR Payroll Innovation Manager | London, UK

Legal & General; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a Global HR Payroll Innovation Manager to oversee payroll processing across regions. The role focuses on improving payroll strategies and compliance, enhancing employee satisfaction through automation, and managing risks. Join a diverse team committed to building a better future for all.

Benefits

Bonus and Share Schemes

Pension Contributions

Life Assurance

Healthcare

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Family Leave

Electric Car Schemes

Discounts

Modern Workspaces

Qualifications

• Experience with international payroll processing and controls.
• Previous international bureau payroll experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing payroll & benefits strategies.
• Optimizing payroll costs and enhancing employee satisfaction.
• Managing payroll-related risks with various teams.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Process and Control Establishment

Tools

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We've been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world's largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. These underpin our retirement and protection solutions: an international player in pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide essential services to all business areas. This requires a talented, diverse team behind the scenes, enabling everyone at L&G to excel.

Joining us means helping improve our customers' lives and contributing to the business's success daily.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Global HR Payroll Innovation Manager. You will ensure efficient, compliant payroll processing across various L&G regions, acting as the main liaison between HR, Tax, Finance, and Payroll teams (internal and external). Your focus will be on improving and redeveloping payroll and benefits processes, including technology development, future-proofing, creating a global payroll strategy and roadmap, and building internal skills and capabilities.

This role includes managing domestic and shadow payrolls for the UK alongside global payroll teams.

What you'll be doing:

1. Designing and implementing payroll & benefits strategies to ensure compliance and remediation across HR, Finance, and external bodies like HMRC.
2. Optimizing payroll costs and enhancing employee satisfaction through automation and outsourcing.
3. Ensuring processes comply with local, state, and federal laws related to payroll, taxes, and record-keeping.
4. Collaborating with tax advisors and Group Tax to establish processes for timely tax authority data access.
5. Upskilling payroll, HR, and finance teams on processes, controls, and data reconciliation.
6. Managing payroll-related risks in conjunction with Risk Oversight, Supplier Management, Security, and Tax teams.
7. Producing MI reports to monitor customer outcomes and escalate issues as necessary.
8. Leading, motivating, and developing team members to maximize performance.

Qualifications

We're seeking someone with:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, capable of engaging at all levels.
• Robust process and control establishment skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency with tools like Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint for data analysis and visualization.
• Experience with international payroll processing and controls.
• Handling multiple payrolls, including global and shadow payrolls.
• Understanding stakeholder requirements across HR, Finance, and Tax departments.
• Previous international bureau payroll experience is essential.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including participation in bonus and share schemes, pension contributions, life assurance, healthcare, generous holiday entitlement, family leave, electric car schemes, discounts, and modern workspaces designed for collaboration and wellbeing.

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you'll become part of an inclusive culture that values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our leaders are committed to your development, wellbeing, and future.

We support flexible working arrangements, including part-time, term-time, and job shares, where feasible.

Don't worry if you don't meet every criterion. Focus on your strengths, potential, and how you connect with our purpose.