Director, Payroll

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 162,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

403(b) retirement plan with employer  

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine invites a seasoned payroll leader to build and guide a new payroll organization for the Johns Hopkins Health System. You will oversee payroll processing, analytics, and reporting across multiple entities, leveraging Workday and UKG Kronos to ensure accuracy and compliance.

This remote role requires strategic partnership with entity leaders, stakeholder management, and a track record of large-scale payroll transformations in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in payroll operations.
• 3+ years in a management capacity in payroll.
• Certified Payroll Professional or Fundamental Payroll Certification preferred.
• Willingness to travel to JHHS entities for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and build of a brand-new payroll organization for JHHS.
• Provide strategic direction for payroll processing, analytics, and reporting.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across all entities.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Change management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business

Certified Payroll Professional

Fundamental Payroll Certification

Tools

Workday

UKG Kronos

Job description

Requisition #:674281 Location:Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21201 Category:Leadership Schedule:Day Shift Employment Type:Full Time

This remote position is a newly established leadership role, part of the Workday transition, and is the first step to enhancing our payroll structure.

We are seeking an experienced payroll leader who can build and transition a brand-new payroll organization for Johns Hopkins Health System, requiring deep payroll expertise, large-scale/multi-entity experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to successfully guide the organization through a complex transition.

The Director, Payroll serves as the strategic leader of the Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) payroll function, providing oversight and direction for a team responsible for payroll processing, analytics, and reporting across all JHHS entities. This position is accountable for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations for the health system, utilizing Workday and UKG Kronos systems. The Director will build and lead a scalable, high performing payroll organization focused on refined service delivery, standardization, continuous improvement, and readiness for technology and process modernization. This role requires strategic partnership with entity leaders, cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders, and a commitment to operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in the treatment and prevention of human illness. JHHS is an academically based health system consisting of: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Health System, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, The Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation and Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation.

Qualifications And Physical Demands

• Bachelor's Degree Finance, Accounting, Business or related field (Required)
• Minimum of 7 Years of Experience in payroll operations (Required) including
• 3 Years of Experience in a Management Capacity Role in payroll (Required)
• Certified Payroll Professional (Preferred)
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (Preferred)
• May require occasional evening or weekend work during peak payroll processing periods or system implementations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• While this a remote position from one of our registered states, this position will require travel to JHHS entities for meetings and relationship building, so should live a reasonable distance from Baltimore
• Large, multi-entity, healthcare experience is strongly desired
• Familiarity with complex employee groups (such as nursing pay practices) would be highly beneficial
• Workday experience and large-scale organization payroll environments are advantageous

What We Offer

You can become a part of our diverse healthcare leadership team and enjoy extensive benefits with a variety of opportunities for personal and professional growth. From academic medical centers to local community hospitals, from downtown to the suburbs, Johns Hopkins Medicine has a work environment that will fit your personality and career goals.

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; life and long-term disability coverage; 403(b) retirement plan with employer match; tuition assistance for employees and dependents; and wellness programs just to name a few.

Salary Range: Minimum 162,402.00/annually - Maximum 203,436.00/annually. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug‑free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.