Global Payroll Director

FOBA; Waltham (MA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Payroll Process Owner to enhance their payroll operations and contribute to a transformative HR journey. This role offers the chance to oversee the end-to-end payroll process, develop strategic roadmaps, and lead a dedicated team in a fully remote capacity. Join a diverse and inclusive organization committed to innovation and excellence, where your expertise will directly impact the company's mission of safeguarding vital resources. If you are passionate about driving operational excellence and fostering a collaborative work environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits from Day 1

Flexible Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Bonus Pay

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in global payroll-related roles with management experience.
• Strong expertise in payroll processes and operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global payroll processes and develop process strategy and vision.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll operations through collaboration.

Skills

Payroll Management

Process Improvement

Cross-functional Collaboration

Leadership Skills

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business

Tools

Workday

ADP

Oracle

Job description

This new role has the flexibility to be fully remote in the USA or CAN, reporting directly to the VP, HR Transformation & Services.

Imagine yourself...

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Thriving in a supportive, diverse team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.
• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

At Veralto (www.veralto.com), our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources is more than words: it’s a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself.

Whether we’re ensuring the continued availability of clean drinking water, protecting our waterways, or enhancing the traceability, color accuracy, and packaging of everyday essentials, the work we do every day contributes to a safer world and a more sustainable future.

When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 13 operating companies and 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career.

We offer:

• Comprehensive Benefits from Day 1: Enjoy peace of mind with our extensive medical, dental, vision and 401k coverage (all day 1) and flexible PPTO (Personal Paid Time Off) policy with no accruals.
• Stability and Growth: Veralto is a global network with 13 operating companies, 240+ locations worldwide, and $5B in revenue.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse and inclusive organization that values your unique perspective and fosters a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

About the Role:

Veralto is seeking a Global Payroll Process Owner (GPO) to contribute to the mission of the Shared Services team, which is to enable the delivery of the best associate experience and enable our HR teams and associates to focus on their highest-value work through operational excellence, technology and analytics.

The Payroll GPO contributes to the success of Veralto by overseeing our global end-to-end payroll processes and owning the development and implementation of the global payroll process roadmap. In this new role you can make your mark, setting a strategic agenda, aligning the organization, reinforcing brand and culture and shifting behavior to facilitate desired business outcomes that enable Veralto to grow through our greatest strength – our people.

This role is a key member of the wider HR team, which is committed to building a workplace that fuels growth, for the business and each one of us. We are transforming our HR organization to deliver compelling experiences every day for our associates, leaders and HR team through strategic partnership to the business, supported by niche expertise in high-value areas and a service organization that enables our HR teams to focus on the highest-value activity. Bring your passion for supporting business growth through talent and organization and join us in our journey!

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Build and oversee the end-to-end payroll process and develop process strategy and vision.
• Develop and translate strategy into operational goals, objectives and process roadmap, continually reassessing the roadmap based on learnings and regulatory shifts.
• Drive continuous improvement in Payroll operations through proactive optimization efforts and collaboration across process stakeholders to drive standardization, automation, training and change management.
• Develop and maintain Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators to monitor performance and process health against agreed-upon targets.
• Define and maintain the process and control standard work, ensuring a strong internal controls environment.
• Collaborate closely with Corporate and Operating Company Finance & HR teams, as well as the functions, data owners and peers to ensure consistency and alignment across policy, process and data, including appropriate training.
• Create business cases for proposed payroll projects to drive alignment.
• Build and lead a highly engaged team.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Apply payroll skills acquired through completion of an accounting or business university degree and minimum 15 years of progressive experience in global payroll-related roles, including management experience; payroll certification preferred.
• Deep functional expertise in payroll process and operations.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a large multi-national organization.
• Familiarity with common office environment and key business systems including Workday, ADP, Oracle, and similar applications.
• Demonstrate advanced levels of proficiency with business, industry and company acumen, as well as performance management and leadership skills gained through diverse experience and multiple roles within payroll, HR, IT, finance, or accounting.
• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.

With annual sales of $5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future.

Veralto’s Water Quality companies—Aquatic Informatics, ChemTreat, Hach, McCrometer, OTT HydroMet, Sea-Bird Scientific, Trojan Technologies, and XOS—manage, treat, purify, and protect the global water supply, from municipal and wastewater treatment facilities to lakes, rivers, watersheds, and oceans. And our Product Quality & Innovation companies—Esko, Linx, Pantone, Videojet, and X-Rite—protect the world’s food, medicine, and essentials by tracking and authenticating the billions of goods that travel the global supply chain every day. Veralto is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with 300+ locations worldwide.

US ONLY:

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $150,000.00 - $228,000.00 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.