Remote Global Payroll Leader — Transformation & Compliance

Confidential Jobs; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a Senior Global Payroll Leader to oversee payroll across the U.S. and international jurisdictions, ensuring timely, accurate payroll processing and full regulatory compliance.

You will drive payroll transformation initiatives, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, and IT to optimize processes and controls. This remote role requires strong analytical and project management skills, and a proven ability to balance strategic oversight

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience across the U.S. and international jurisdictions such as EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and Canada.
• Experience leading global payroll transformation, process improvement, system implementation, vendor migration, or payroll platform consolidation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of payroll tax, wage and hour, compliance, and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and partner effectively across HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and a strong sense of urgency in managing sensitive payroll matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead global payroll operations across multiple countries to ensure timely, accurate payroll and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain scalable payroll policies, procedures, controls, and SOPs across all jurisdictions.
• Oversee processing, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and issue resolution for data accuracy.
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives including RFPs, vendor evaluation, system implementations, and migration to a global platform.
• Support payroll integration activities for M&A transactions ensuring smooth transitions.
• Manage relationships with external payroll vendors, monitoring performance and SLAs.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, and IT to support payroll-related processes.
• Provide leadership and guidance to local payroll resources to ensure consistency across global operations.
• Monitor payroll metrics and trends to identify risks and improve efficiency.
• Research and resolve payroll data discrepancies and compliance matters with stakeholders.
• Stay current on global payroll regulations and trends and update policies as needed.
• Manage multiple payroll-related projects in compressed timelines while maintaining confidentiality and service quality.

Skills

Global payroll

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Project management

Strategic thinking

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Finance/Accounting

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

HRIS/payroll systems

Job description

Confidential Jobs is seeking a Senior Global Payroll Leader to oversee payroll across the U.S. and international jurisdictions, ensuring timely, accurate payroll processing and full regulatory compliance.

You will drive payroll transformation initiatives, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, and IT to optimize processes and controls. This remote role requires strong analytical and project management skills, and a proven ability to balance strategic oversight