Global Payroll Transformation Leader

Shaw Industries Ltd; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. seeks a Director of Payroll Services to lead end-to-end payroll operations for approximately 18,000 associates across U.S. and international locations.

You will own the payroll strategy, modernization efforts, and vendor governance while partnering with HR, IT, Tax, and Finance to drive efficiency and compliance. You will manage a 20+ person team and a multimillion-dollar budget, delivering accurate payroll processing, tax reporting, and analytics to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in payroll, HR operations, Total Rewards, or related leadership roles preferred.
• Deep expertise in payroll operations, payroll tax and accounting, wage and hour requirements, employment law, audit controls, and SOX compliance.
• Knowledge of U.S. multi-state and international payroll models, governance, vendors, and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of workforce management, time and attendance, HRIS/ERP platforms, Workday, automation, AI, analytics, and emerging HR technologies.
• Understanding financial management, business cases, ROI, cost optimization, and operational performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Sets enterprise strategy for payroll, time and attendance, payroll tax & accounting, and related HR processes.
• Serves as a strategic HR advisor on payroll, labor costs, compliance, associate experience, and operational performance.
• Leads payroll transformation and modernization initiatives that improve accuracy, scalability, compliance, and employee experience.
• Oversees payroll governance, policies, controls, audits, tax reporting, SOX compliance, and federal, state, local, and international requirements.
• Partners with HR and Operations to improve workforce utilization, scheduling, overtime management, productivity, and payroll accuracy.
• Leads optimization of Workday, time and attendance, payroll platforms, integrations, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Develops payroll and workforce technology strategies, business cases, and roadmaps that deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes.
• Owns payroll vendor strategy, governance, performance management, contracts, and continuous improvement.
• Establishes KPIs, dashboards, service levels, and workforce analytics to drive data-informed business decisions.
• Advises senior leaders on payroll trends, workforce insights, cost opportunities, regulatory risk, and transformation priorities.
• Builds a high-performing organization through talent development, succession planning, cross-training, and continuous improvement.
• Manages the Payroll Services budget, resources, operating expenses, technology investments, and financial accountability for one of the company’s largest controllable expenses.
• Build strong partnerships across HR, Total Rewards, Operations, Finance, IT, Tax, Legal, Audit, international teams, and external partners.
• Represents Payroll Services in enterprise workforce strategy, HR technology, AI, automation, and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise strategy

Governance

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Communication

Process optimization

Innovation

Strategic influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Job description

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. seeks a Director of Payroll Services to lead end-to-end payroll operations for approximately 18,000 associates across U.S. and international locations.

You will own the payroll strategy, modernization efforts, and vendor governance while partnering with HR, IT, Tax, and Finance to drive efficiency and compliance. You will manage a 20+ person team and a multimillion-dollar budget, delivering accurate payroll processing, tax reporting, and analytics to influence