Payroll Manager - Northern & Southern Europe

Vertiv Group Corp.; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational technology firm in Bedford is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for 12 countries in Europe. Responsibilities include managing a team, improving payroll processes, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate has 7 to 10 years of experience in payroll management within a multinational context and a Bachelor's degree. This role requires a commitment to quality and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of payroll management experience in a multinational organization.
• Experience with payroll transformation projects.
• Ability to coach and develop payroll teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll operations for 12 countries across Europe.
• Oversee a team of 7 to 9 members.
• Drive process improvement initiatives.
• Engage in stakeholder management.

Skills

EMEA payroll management

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Job Description

At Vertiv, we build products that keep critical technologies running 24/7. We are proud we were the first to protect mainframes with precision cooling systems. We were the first to introduce an integrated enclosure system to distributed networks. We help some of the largest names in the industry bring new capacity online faster and at a lower cost when search and social media increased demand for storage and computing. Our portfolio spans power, thermal and infrastructure management products, software and solutions, and is complemented by a network of nearly 250 service centers worldwide.

We are now looking for a Payroll Manager to join our team, the position can be based in any of our UK offices or our Burnfoot facility in Ireland.

This role oversees payroll for 12 countries in Southern and Northern Europe, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence. It supports global payroll transformation and manages relationships with stakeholders, employees, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Management of the current team - size may expand to between 7 and 9 members.
• Managing day-to-day operational activities for the designated Northern and Southern European countries.
• Partnership with HR colleagues to ensure seamless transfer of information between the functions to support effective payroll administration.
• Coaching and development of internal payroll teams to ensure high quality of payroll administration.
• Continuous review of payroll process and tools to ensure they are relevant and efficient to support payroll processing.
• Engaging in effective stakeholder management
• Driving process improvement initiatives
• Leading change management efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7 to 10 years of EMEA payroll management experience in a multinational organization comparable to Vertiv Group Corp.
• Experience with payroll transformation projects focused on consolidating EMEA regional payroll, as well as managing remote shared service teams.

Travel required: 10% to 20%.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

Our Core Principals:

• Safety.
• Integrity.
• Respect.
• Teamwork.
• Diversity & Inclusion.

Our Strategic Priorities

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

Our Behaviors

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

At Vertiv, we're on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $5 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.