Remote Senior Director – Payroll & HR Services

Consumer Direct Care Network; United States; Remote; USD 179,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company-m

Paid parental leave

Two paid floating holidays

Nine paid federal holidays

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Consumer Direct Care Network seeks a Senior Director – Payroll and HR Services to shape and govern the employee lifecycle across payroll, HR, and training. You will lead multiple Directors, drive large-scale operations, and ensure compliant, scalable processes across a distributed workforce.

Reporting to the CFO, you will set strategy, foster cross-functional alignment, and deliver exceptional employee experience from recruitment through the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in payroll and HR, payroll taxation, or large-scale administrative operations.
• Demonstrated success leading Directors and/or multifunctional senior managers.
• Master's degree in Business, Accounting, HR Management, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Expert knowledge of Payroll as a Service, payroll operations, payroll taxation, HR compliance, and systems integration.
• Experience with Workday preferred.
• Proven success leading large, distributed teams.
• Strong executive communication, change management, and strategic planning skills.
• Must be able to pass a background screening.
• Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours, if needed, to meet job requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.
• If remote or hybrid, must have reliable personal internet service.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership over Payroll, Payroll Tax, Training and Talent, and Human Resources functions, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and financial goals.
• Develop and execute long-term operational strategies, including automation, process optimization, risk mitigation, and scalable staffing models.
• Lead and support Directors and senior managers through coaching, mentorship, and accountability to promote high performance and organizational readiness.
• Oversee enterprise compliance across payroll taxation, employment laws, wage and hour regulations, benefits administration, and workforce policies.
• Establish governance structures for cross-functional integration between Payroll, Finance, HR, IT, Compliance, and Operations.
• Develop and manage large operational budgets, ensuring cost efficiency and investment prioritization.
• Represent the organization in interactions with external agencies, auditors, and key vendor partnerships.
• Champion data-driven decision-making through analytics, KPI development, forecasting, and predictive reporting.
• Drive organizational culture and learning initiatives that enhance employee engagement, leadership development, and operational capability.
• Present strategic updates, risk assessments, and operational recommendations to executive leadership and the Board.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll taxation

HR systems integration

Workday

Executive communication

Education

Master's degree in Business/Accounting/HR/Finance

Tools

Workday software

Job description

Consumer Direct Care Network seeks a Senior Director – Payroll and HR Services to shape and govern the employee lifecycle across payroll, HR, and training. You will lead multiple Directors, drive large-scale operations, and ensure compliant, scalable processes across a distributed workforce.

Reporting to the CFO, you will set strategy, foster cross-functional alignment, and deliver exceptional employee experience from recruitment through the lifecycle.