Payroll Manager, Dublin

Allied Irish Banks; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent banking institution in Dublin seeks an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations for over 10,000 employees across ROI and UK jurisdictions. The role focuses on managing a team, ensuring compliance, and driving process improvements within payroll operations. Candidates should have at least 7 years of payroll experience and strong leadership abilities. Benefits include a hybrid work model and various employee support programs.

Benefits

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years payroll experience with at least 3 years leading another payroll team.
• Experience managing payrolls of at least 2,000 employees.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll principles across ROI and UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of payroll specialists.
• Oversee all aspects of end-to-end payroll processing.
• Drive process improvements and system enhancements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

Location/Office Policy

Block H, Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 with Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office, increasing to 3 days in from 1st January 2026 – Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

What is the Role

This is a unique opportunity to manage an in‑house payroll for over circa 10,000 employees. We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead and evolve our payroll operations across our ROI and UK jurisdictions. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance, accuracy and efficiency in payroll processing. The role brings with it the opportunity to combine deep payroll expertise with inspiring leadership.

Leading a team of payroll specialists, this role oversees all aspects of payroll operations and ensures robust governance, continuous improvement, and alignment with organisational objectives. Reporting into the Group Reward Team, the role sits within the HR Function and provides the opportunity to deliver on the broader HR strategic priorities.

If you enjoy payroll whilst being at the front‑of‑line of change then this is the role for you!

Key accountabilities

• Lead and Develop the Payroll Team: Provide leadership, mentoring, and professional development to a team of 11 payroll professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, learning, and accountability.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Oversee all aspects of end‑to‑end payroll processing across ROI and UK ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing and compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal policy requirements. Implement and maintain effective controls, audits, and risk‑management practices to protect payroll operations.
• Optimise Processes and Systems: Promote a culture of continuous improvement. Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to optimise the efficiency and accuracy of payroll operations.
• Engage Stakeholders and Manage Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll matters, collaborating with the wider HR team, Finance, Tax, Legal, Audit and external partners.
• Lead Organisational Change: Lead the team in delivering organisational change initiatives, including cross‑functional projects, implementation of government regulations such as pension auto‑enrolment and introduction of new employee benefits.

What you Will Bring

• Minimum 7 years payroll experience with at least 3 years’ experience leading a payroll team in a large company environment.
• Experience of managing payrolls of min 2,000 employees, and leading change.
• In‑depth knowledge of payroll principles, systems, and best practices across ROI and UK.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities.
• Excellent project management, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and managing change in a dynamic environment.
• Strong understanding of employment legislation and HR processes.
• Experience with SAP system desirable.

Why Work for AIB

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live, and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

Behavioural

• Develops & Empowers
• Drives Progress
• Eliminates Complexity

Technical

• Breadth of Technical Knowledge
• Communication
• Change Management

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Noelle Ryan at [e-mail] for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Application deadline: Thursday 27th November 2025 (just before midnight)