Americas Payroll Director - Regional Leader, Transformation

Cummins Inc; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. invites an Americas Payroll Director to lead payroll across North and Latin America from San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

The role manages onsite and remote teams, ensures accurate and timely payroll delivery across multiple countries, complies with tax and regulatory requirements, and partners with HR and Finance to drive service excellence. The successful candidate will oversee SOX controls, vendor relationships, and payroll-system changes, while guiding transformation initiatives and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience managing large payroll operations.
• Experience leading payroll services across North America and Latin America.
• Experience with SOX controls and audits.
• Experience with shared-services or regional hub models.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll operations across Americas for multiple countries.
• Lead onsite and virtual payroll teams.
• Ensure accurate, timely payroll processing and tax compliance.
• Partner with HR, accounting, and operations.
• Drive payroll transformation and standardization globally.
• Coordinate vendor governance and service performance.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Cross-cultural leadership

SOX compliance

Vendor management

Stakeholder collaboration

Project leadership

Data integrity

Analytics & CI

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

UKG Pro WFM

ADP GlobalView

SAP

ServiceNow

Job description

Cummins Inc. invites an Americas Payroll Director to lead payroll across North and Latin America from San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

The role manages onsite and remote teams, ensures accurate and timely payroll delivery across multiple countries, complies with tax and regulatory requirements, and partners with HR and Finance to drive service excellence. The successful candidate will oversee SOX controls, vendor relationships, and payroll-system changes, while guiding transformation initiatives and