Global Payroll Product Leader

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a DS Manager, Global Payroll Product to lead global payroll strategy, standardization, and technology enablement across payroll platforms. You will partner with HR, IT, Compliance, and vendors to deliver compliant, scalable payroll solutions during a major business separation.

This role requires 7+ years in payroll/transformation with ERP experience, and will involve up to 25% travel. Hybrid work across multiple time zones is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Finance, HR, or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Payroll, Time & Attendance, payroll operations, process design, case management, or related transformation roles.
• Experience leading or supporting global payroll implementations, divestitures, acquisitions, carve-outs, or large-scale transformation programs preferred.
• Hands-on experience with payroll and workforce platforms such as SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, ADP GlobalView, Workday, Kronos, Workforce Manager, ServiceNow, or Salesforce required/preferred based on scope.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex business and technical concepts into clear messages for senior leaders and distributed teams.
• Six Sigma, LEAN, Process Excellence training or certification preferred.
• Ability to work across NA, EMEA, LATAM, and ASPAC time zones; up to 25% domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global payroll product roadmap, including ServiceNow, Genesys, Veeva, payroll platforms, integrations, and other GS solutions.
• Serve as Business Product Owner across design, build, testing, deployment, enhancement prioritization, and global design approvals.
• Ensure product decisions align with global standards, statutory requirements, controls, and the future-state payroll operating model.
• Lead global payroll separation and transformation initiatives from concept through implementation, go-live, hypercare, and steady state.
• Develop transition plans covering process design, parallel payroll, data validation, testing, readiness, training, communications, and adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, standardization, and operational efficiency across global and regional payroll teams.
• Define data migration, integration, reconciliation, archival, and lifecycle management practices for Payroll and Time & Attendance products.
• Partner with data, product, automation, HR, vendor, and technical teams to ensure accurate, secure, and compliant data movement.
• Design and manage payroll integrations, controls, error handling, testing scenarios, and payroll-to-GL posting strategies aligned with ERP ecosystems.
• Ensure payroll processes meet statutory, SOX, audit, user access, privacy, data protection, and operational control requirements.
• Govern knowledge, case management, SOPs, work instructions, and change intake processes to support global consistency and quality.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and process gaps; lead mitigation plans that protect compliance, service quality, cycle time, and cost efficiency.
• Lead global, regional, country, vendor, and functional stakeholders through complex payroll process and technology decisions.
• Facilitate governance forums, requirements workshops, issue resolution, escalation management, and cross-functional alignment.
• Provide direction to SMEs, regional leads, and direct reports; support capability building, performance, and professional growth.
• Core Leadership Competencies: Strategic product leadership; Cross-functional influence; Decision accountability; Change leadership; Data and integration expertise; Operational excellence.

Skills

Strategic product leadership

Cross-functional influence

Decision accountability

Change leadership

Data and integration expertise

Operational excellence

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Finance, HR, or equivalent

Tools

SAP ECC

SuccessFactors

ADP GlobalView

Workday

Kronos

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a DS Manager, Global Payroll Product to lead global payroll strategy, standardization, and technology enablement across payroll platforms. You will partner with HR, IT, Compliance, and vendors to deliver compliant, scalable payroll solutions during a major business separation.

This role requires 7+ years in payroll/transformation with ERP experience, and will involve up to 25% travel. Hybrid work across multiple time zones is expected.