Director, PEO Strategy & Change Management - MT

Paychex; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) + employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Financial assistance

Job summary

Paychex is modernizing how organizations manage their workforce by uniting payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services on a connected HCM platform. This leadership role focuses on shaping Paychex's PEO strategy across historic business lines, translating foresight into multi-year plans and annual strategies, driving impactful projects across the enterprise.

The role requires strategic problem-solving, strong business acumen, and effective influence to educate markets, meet client needs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated excellence in growth, strategy, finance, go-to-market, operations, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic analysis and multi-year plans aligned to Paychex's PEO strategy.
• Partner with Sales Strategy and Operations to drive revenue growth and efficiency.
• Analyze business models, market trends, and competitive intelligence to inform decisions.
• Lead change initiatives and drive process improvements across the organization.
• Develop measurement plans and track progress against strategic goals.
• Guide cross-functional teams through strategy realization and implementation.
• Assess processes and technologies to identify opportunities for optimization.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Influence & stakeholders

Business acumen

Industry knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Required

Job description

Paychex is reimagining how businesses manage their workforce by bringing payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services together into a singleconnected HCM platform. As Paychex and Paycor come together, we're combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, AI, and human expertise to help organizations work smarter, support their people, and achieve better business outcomes. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to invest in innovation, simplify client experiences, and shape the future of work. At Paychex, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of something bigger as One Paychex.

Overview

This position is at the forefront of the PEO strategy and is expected to play a leadership role in its on-going success, including driving PEO strategy across Paychex's historic business lines. This role requires a strategic problem-solver who is an effective influencer with a high degree of business acumen and industry knowledge. The role supports our efforts to anticipate the future of the industry and develop strategic options to position the PEO for success in a rapidly changing world, and translates that foresight into multi-year strategies and annual strategic plans. The person in this role will effectively manage several projects and bridge strategy to realization through planning, internal consulting, and thought partnership across the business to produce sustainable results that educate the market, meet client needs, and achieve our strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to the PEO Leadership team and key stakeholders cross-functionally to provide an informed, analytical perspective on business challenges and opportunities, and develop multi-year plans that contribute to overall corporate strategy; serve as a thought leader in business planning and actionable strategy development as well as an example of open and transparent partnership across functional groups.
• Works with Paychex Sales and Service Strategy and Operations Teams to leverage synergies with other Paychex business lines to drive revenue growth and efficiency improvement. Participation in Sales Strategy and Operations Team organizational cadence to drive alignment.
• Oversee and often perform deep analysis to provide recommendations regarding the business model structure, industry and client trends, brand and offering positioning, market opportunity, and competitive intelligence.
• Delivers strategic analysis and overall strategy consulting projects to define strategic options and facilitate strategic decision making.
• Conduct regular research on industry trends, competitive landscape, disruptors, etc.. in order to provide thought leadership and strategic understanding of the PEO/HCM industry to key business stakeholders.
• Facilitate the ongoing evaluation of strategy realization by identifying key indicators of success and measurement plans for strategic initiatives and effective measurement of progress against goals.
• Drives continuous process improvement within the sales and service organizations to increase efficiency and effectiveness of processes and procedures.
• Provides leadership and guidance in dealing with obstacles and opposition to change. Act as a "Change Agent" to systematically drive and implement process changes throughout the business.
• Equips the organization with operational excellence tools and practices to improve and optimize business process performance.
• Analyzes trends and provides proactive recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Conducts independent assessments of key processes and supporting technologies to identify and/or quantify opportunities to improve process effectiveness and/or enhance technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• Has demonstrated excellence in growth, strategy, finance, go-to-market, operations, and technology.

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $180,000-$220,000 annually. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.

Live the Paychex Values

• Act with uncompromising integrity.
• Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
• Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
• Work in partnership and support each other.
• Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
• Treat each other with respect and dignity.

What's in it for you?

• We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.
• We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.
• We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.
• We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.
• We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.

Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary.

Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.