Global Payroll Lead - Team Leadership & Process Excellence

Alcon MX; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Group insurance

Lunch card

Transportation allowance

Pension plan

Multisport/cultural card

Free Alcon products

Job summary

Alcon in Warsaw is looking for a Payroll Manager to lead a multinational payroll team, ensuring timely and accurate payroll and time management across regions. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and deep knowledge of payroll processes.

You will drive process improvements, manage vendors, and align payroll operations with local labor laws and metrics. This position offers a hybrid work model in Warsaw and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• About 5 years of prior experience in payroll in a multinational environment.
• Fluent English is a must; an additional European language would be a strong advantage.
• Proven track record of driving team accountability and delivering against KPIs.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders across EMEA markets.
• Continuous Improvement mindset; Lean Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt preferred.
• Strong experience with ADP, Workday, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.
• Strong process management and end-to-end payroll knowledge.
• Data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, coach, and retain a team of payroll resources across multiple countries.
• Drive timely and accurate payroll processing, time management, and FRA reporting.
• Maintain process documentation and meet SLAs and KPIs.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure performance against KPIs.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate timelines and resolve issues.

Skills

People Management

Operations Management

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Management

Continuous Improvement

Data-driven decision making

English language proficiency

Tools

ADP

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Alcon in Warsaw is looking for a Payroll Manager to lead a multinational payroll team, ensuring timely and accurate payroll and time management across regions. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and deep knowledge of payroll processes.

You will drive process improvements, manage vendors, and align payroll operations with local labor laws and metrics. This position offers a hybrid work model in Warsaw and a competitive benefits package.