Remote Payroll Director — Strategy & Scale Leader

Baker Tilly US; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 345,330; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly US seeks a Payroll Director to lead a 10–15 person payroll team within Managed HR Services, overseeing end-to-end payroll delivery, compliance, issue resolution, and client communications in a remote setting.

This role blends deep payroll expertise with strategic leadership, driving revenue growth and partnering with technology teams to optimize ADP platforms and system integrations across client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).
• 12+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• 3–5+ years of people management experience.
• Deep knowledge of payroll operations, compliance, and multi-state payroll.
• Experience building systems, processes, and operational infrastructure from scratch.
• Ability to operate autonomously and make independent decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage a payroll team of 10–15 professionals.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll service delivery, including compliance and client communications.
• Drive process design, data migration, testing, and go-live activities for payroll systems.
• Collaborate with technology partners to optimize integrations and system performance.
• Support payroll revenue growth through client expansion and service enhancements.
• Maintain high accuracy, compliance, and client satisfaction across engagements.
• Provide senior client relationship management and strategic advisory.

Skills

Team leadership

Payroll operations

Multi-state payroll

Autonomy

Strategic planning

Client advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

Tools

ADP RUN

ADP Workforce Now

Intuit payroll platforms

Job description

Baker Tilly US seeks a Payroll Director to lead a 10–15 person payroll team within Managed HR Services, overseeing end-to-end payroll delivery, compliance, issue resolution, and client communications in a remote setting.

This role blends deep payroll expertise with strategic leadership, driving revenue growth and partnering with technology teams to optimize ADP platforms and system integrations across client engagements.