Senior Global Payroll & Time & Attendance Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Santa Fe; On-site; MXN 1,404,000 - 2,152,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is seeking a Senior T&A Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate, timely payroll services across a US and Canada portfolio.

You will coordinate end-to-end payroll operations, validate inputs and transactions, perform reconciliations, and support projects and system changes with a focus on quality and efficiency. This role also handles equity transactions, relocation reporting, and mobility payments for expatriate and inpatriate populations, working closely with payroll

Qualifications

• Experience delivering payroll for multi-market portfolios.
• Strong understanding of payroll inputs, reconciliations and controls.
• Ability to train and guide colleagues on payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end payroll activities through approved systems and providers.
• Validate complex earnings, deductions, taxes, and equity-related transactions.
• Perform reconciliations, controls, and year-end support with audit-ready documentation.
• Investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Mobility, and other stakeholders to resolve payroll issues.
• Support UKG Time & Attendance setup, review, and reporting for multiple sites.
• Drive opportunities to simplify and automate recurring payroll tasks.
• Coordinate relocation reporting and expatriate/inpatriate assignments.

Skills

Payroll processing

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

UKG Time & Attendance

External payroll providers

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is seeking a Senior T&A Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate, timely payroll services across a US and Canada portfolio.

You will coordinate end-to-end payroll operations, validate inputs and transactions, perform reconciliations, and support projects and system changes with a focus on quality and efficiency. This role also handles equity transactions, relocation reporting, and mobility payments for expatriate and inpatriate populations, working closely with payroll