Global Payroll Transformation Lead

Zimmer Biomet; Poland; Remote; PLN 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Zimmer Biomet is seeking a Global Payroll Capability Manager to lead the value-creation arm of the Global Payroll Excellence team, partnering across Payroll Operations, HR, Finance and IT to drive transformation and adoption. You will manage a two-SME team and coordinate with regional payroll leaders, ensuring scalable capabilities and sustainable change.

10+ years in payroll and transformation, with 3+ years in people leadership and strong English communication are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of payroll, process excellence, transformation or related experience
• 3+ years of people leadership experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-country payroll, HR or Finance transformation initiatives from design through readiness, cutover, stabilisation and handover to BAU
• Demonstrated experience with Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, 5S or another structured continuous improvement methodology
• Experience establishing knowledge management, learning, onboarding or capability-development programs in a complex organisation

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operational Excellence, People Readiness and Change Enablement capability domains, maintaining roadmaps, KPIs and maturity plans.
• Build and govern a global continuous improvement portfolio based on operational signals and priorities.
• Lead process simplification, standardisation, automation and root‑cause prevention using Lean, PDCA or similar methods.
• Define and report value metrics including quality, cycle time, manual effort, recurrence, adoption and cost avoidance.
• Establish payroll knowledge architecture and internal Payroll Academy with role-based learning pathways.
• Govern scalable knowledge management through on-demand courses and learning tools, curated content and ownership.

Skills

Operating model thinking

Continuous improvement

Program leadership

People leadership

Global payroll expertise

Data-driven prioritisation

Stakeholder influence

Strategic-to-operational agility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

PDCA

5S

Job description

Zimmer Biomet is seeking a Global Payroll Capability Manager to lead the value-creation arm of the Global Payroll Excellence team, partnering across Payroll Operations, HR, Finance and IT to drive transformation and adoption. You will manage a two-SME team and coordinate with regional payroll leaders, ensuring scalable capabilities and sustainable change.

10+ years in payroll and transformation, with 3+ years in people leadership and strong English communication are required.