Payroll Manager

BMW Group; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 780,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The BMW Group in Mexico is seeking an experienced HR Services Lead to steer payroll, time management, master data, temporary workforce, and global assignments. You will ensure compliance with local labor laws and data privacy while aligning with global HR IT standards.

With a strong background in SAP HR, Excel and HRIS, you will manage vendor relationships, support management with policy guidance, and drive continuous improvements across HR operations in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Proven experience leading HR service delivery, payroll operations, and employee administration in multinational organizations (1000+ employees).
• Strong background in team leadership, vendor management, and driving HRIS process improvements.
• Deep understanding of Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations.
• Proficiency in SAP HR, advanced Excel, and HR service management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, customer-service orientation, precise attention to detail, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Fluent business English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end HR operational processes—payroll execution, time management, employee master data, temporary workforce, and global assignment administration.
• Ensure strict adherence to local labor laws, tax/social security filings, data privacy standards (including data erasure protocols), and internal/external audit requirements.
• Coordinate HR system maintenance, updates, testing, and access rights management (SAP HR), aligning local requirements with global HR IT frameworks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries, providing consulting to local management on HR service policies, regulatory changes, and process enhancements.
• Manage external vendor relationships, collaborate with internal IT/HR interfaces, and align with regional/central HR functions.

Skills

HR service delivery

Payroll operations

Team leadership

Vendor management

HR policy knowledge

Cross-functional communication

Analytical thinking

Customer-service mindset

English fluency

Data privacy

Education

Bachelor's in HR or Business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP HR

Excel

HRIS tools

Payroll systems

Job description

At the BMW Group, everything starts with passion. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work unite that we can shape the future together.

This role is responsible for steering and executing HR Services for BMW, including payroll, employee data management, working time, temporary workforce, and global assignments.

What awaits you?

• Oversee end-to-end HR operational processes—payroll execution, time management, employee master data, temporary workforce, and global assignment administration.
• Ensure strict adherence to local labor laws, tax/social security filings, data privacy standards (including data erasure protocols), and internal/external audit requirements.
• Coordinate HR system maintenance, updates, testing, and access rights management (SAP HR), aligning local requirements with global HR IT frameworks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries, providing consulting to local management on HR service policies, regulatory changes, and process enhancements.
• Manage external vendor relationships, collaborate with internal IT/HR interfaces, and align with regional/central HR functions.

What should you bring along?

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Proven experience leading HR service delivery, payroll operations, and employee administration in multinational organizations (preferably supporting 1,000+ employees).
• Strong background in team leadership, vendor management, and driving HRIS process improvements.
• Deep understanding of Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations.
• Proficiency in SAP HR, advanced Excel, and HR service management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, customer-service orientation, precise attention to detail, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Fluent business English.

Are you motivated and would you like to shape tomorrow's mobility with us?

We at the BMW Group place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experiences, and skills of the applicants. More about this here.