Global Payroll Transformation Leader

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a strategic Senior Director of Global Payroll to lead end-to-end payroll operations and transformation across its global footprint. This leader will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant pay while advancing a harmonized operating model, modern tech ecosystem, strong controls, and an excellent employee experience.

The role partners with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Total Rewards, HR Technology, IT, and regional business leaders to scale payroll operations in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, HR, or related field.
• Progressive payroll leadership experience, including global or multi-region operations.
• Experience leading large-scale payroll transformation or vendor transitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed payroll organization with clear accountability and succession planning.
• Own end-to-end payroll delivery across countries and entities, including regular and off-cycle payrolls, terminations, equity and incentive payments.
• Ensure compliant payroll execution per local labor, tax, reporting requirements.
• Establish global service standards, controls, audits, and issue resolution with regional accountability.
• Drive payroll transformation roadmap: operating model design, process standardization, technology consolidation, vendor transitions, integrations, and change management.
• Define scalable global processes and controls respecting statutory and business needs.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, HR, IT on payroll funding, accounting, data integrity, and employee experience.
• Provide payroll leadership for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and major program rollouts.
• Manage payroll vendor and MSP strategy, SLAs, governance, and cost performance.
• Act as SME for complex payroll, compliance, audit, and pay matters; lead automation/AI roadmap with governance.
• Oversee payroll reporting, forecasting, analytics, and executive visibility into costs and risks.
• Foster a culture of execution excellence, collaboration, and employee-centered service.

Skills

Global payroll leadership

People leadership

Automation and AI in payroll

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, HR or related field

Tools

Workday

CloudPay

ADP

Job description

AMD is seeking a strategic Senior Director of Global Payroll to lead end-to-end payroll operations and transformation across its global footprint. This leader will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant pay while advancing a harmonized operating model, modern tech ecosystem, strong controls, and an excellent employee experience.

The role partners with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Total Rewards, HR Technology, IT, and regional business leaders to scale payroll operations in a fast-paced