Payroll Manager

Western Digital; Guildford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital is seeking an experienced Payroll leader to manage and oversee payroll processes across the EMEA region from our Guildford office. The role requires deep knowledge of local labor laws, strong leadership of a payroll team, and the ability to collaborate with HR, finance and operations to deliver accurate, compliant payroll services.

You will drive continuous improvement in payroll processes, mentor team members, and manage vendor relationships while ensuring audits and projects

Qualifications

• 10+ years of payroll management experience across the EMEA region.
• Proven leadership of payroll professionals.
• Strong knowledge of local labor laws and regulations.
• Experience with Workday or ADP Celergo preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or HR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee payroll processes for all countries in the EMEA region.
• Ensure timely, accurate and compliant delivery of payroll across the EMEA region.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of local labor laws, regulations and best practices related to payroll and total rewards administration.
• Review and maintain payroll records and reports.
• Lead and mentor a team of payroll professionals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline payroll processes.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure payroll systems are optimized for efficiency.
• Assume primary responsibility for payroll related audits in the EMEA region.
• Assume primary responsibility for implementation of payroll related projects in the EMEA region.

Skills

Payroll management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/HR

Tools

Workday

ADP Celergo

Job description

• Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Business Function: Payroll
• Work Location: Guildford Office--LOC_WD_Guildford Office

Company Description

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for peoplewho want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

Job Description

• Manage and oversee payroll processes for all countries in the EMEA region
• Ensure timely, accurate and compliant delivery of payroll (and associated processes) across the EMEA region
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of local labor laws, regulations and best practices related to payroll and total rewards administration
• Review and maintain payroll records and reports
• Lead and mentor a team of payroll professionals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline payroll processes
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure payroll systems are optimized for efficiency
• Assume primary responsibility for payroll related audits in the EMEA region
• Assume primary responsibility for implementation of payroll related projects in the EMEA region

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in payroll management across the EMEA region
• Previous payroll experience in EMEA is essential/required
• Strong understanding of EMEApayroll practices and regulations
• Experience managing a team of payroll professionals
• Proficient in using payroll and HRIS software, with the ability to analyze and interpret payroll and HR data (Workday and ADP Celergo preferred)
• Strong project management skills and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with local and regional HR and Finance teams
• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Finance, Accounting or HR strongly preferred

Additional Information

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12/19/26, although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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