Global Payroll Transformation Leader

ASML; Veldhoven; Remote; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML is seeking a Global Process Owner Payroll within People Operations to own the global payroll framework, set standards, and drive governance across regions. You will lead continuous improvement, ensure compliant, efficient processes and partner with cross-functional teams to align payroll activities with policy, regulatory requirements and internal controls.

The role requires extensive payroll process experience, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into

Qualifications

• 7+ years of payroll/global process ownership experience.
• Experience designing and improving payroll processes across multiple countries.
• Experience leading complex process or technology transformations.
• Experience with HR and service-management platforms such as Workday and ServiceNow is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the global payroll process framework, including inputs, validation, salary and off-cycle payments, payslips, tax documentation, pension and social security contributions, corrections and year-end activities.
• Define global process standards, controls and minimum requirements, while governing country-specific variations.
• Translate policy, regulatory and business requirements into scalable Level 4 procedures and Level 5 work instructions.
• Maintain clear process documentation, ownership, decision rights, controls and handovers.
• Define the global payroll process roadmap and prioritize improvements, system changes and transformation initiatives.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for accuracy, timeliness, compliance, employee experience, efficiency and control effectiveness.
• Use process data, incidents, employee feedback and root-cause analysis to prevent recurring issues and drive structural improvements.
• Lead standardization, simplification, automation and self-service opportunities.
• Ensure payroll processes are compliant by design and aligned with internal control, SOX, privacy, security and audit requirements.
• Partner with HR, Rewards, Tax, Finance, IT, regional People Operations teams and payroll providers to ensure end-to-end alignment.
• Provide process leadership during payroll implementations, provider transitions and regulatory or organizational changes.
• Act as the escalation point for structural and cross-regional payroll process issues.
• Build an effective global payroll process community.

Skills

End-to-end process

Governance

Stakeholder influence

Change management

Communication (English)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

ASML is seeking a Global Process Owner Payroll within People Operations to own the global payroll framework, set standards, and drive governance across regions. You will lead continuous improvement, ensure compliant, efficient processes and partner with cross-functional teams to align payroll activities with policy, regulatory requirements and internal controls.

The role requires extensive payroll process experience, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into