[Samsung Electronics America] Director, Payroll 채용

Bzpp; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America is seeking a senior payroll leader to oversee end-to-end payroll for multiple entities and states across the U.S. and Canada. The role focuses on accurate pay, bonuses, equity, and year-end filings, with collaboration across Global Mobility and HQ data.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in payroll with multi-entity leadership, deep U.S. payroll tax knowledge, and experience with Workday/UKG/ADP. Hybrid work and strategic automation initiatives are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field.
• 10+ years of payroll experience, including 5+ years leading payroll teams in a multi-entity, multi-state or multi-country environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. payroll tax and wage-and-hour compliance.
• Experience with enterprise payroll and HCM systems (e.g., Workday, UKG, ADP).
• Strong controls, reconciliation and audit experience (SOX/ICFR).
• Experience owning vendor relationships, contracts, licenses and budget in a payroll or shared services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll for multiple entities and pay groups, including multi-state U.S. and Canada payroll.
• Ensure accurate processing of pay, bonuses, equity, benefits deductions, garnishments and off-cycle payments.
• Manage year-end processing, including W-2s and related filings.
• Partner with Global Mobility on expatriate payroll processing, including allowance calculation and reconciliation against HQ data.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Multi-entity payroll

SOX/ICFR controls

HCM systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business

Tools

Workday

UKG

ADP

Job description

Position SummaryThis role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship Headquartered in Plano, TX, Samsung Electronics America (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. Across each of these areas, our work drives innovation, eco-nomic growth and workforce opportunity in the United States. For nearly five decades, Samsung has been at the forefront of technological advancements, investing over $100 billion and creating more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. Our mission? To integrate cutting-edge products, services, and AI technology to deliver smarter, sustainable, and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA offers opportunities to work alongside global visionary thinkers and innovators who are passionate about making a difference. Explore the exciting opportunities at Samsung Elec-tronics America and discover how you can make an impact. To learn more, visit Samsung.com. For the latest news, visit news.samsung.com/us.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Lead end-to-end payroll for multiple entities and pay groups, including multi-state U.S. and Canada payroll.
• Ensure accurate processing of pay, bonuses, equity, benefits deductions, garnishments and off-cycle payments.
• Manage year-end processing, including W-2s and related filings.
• Partner with Global Mobility on expatriate payroll processing, including allowance calculation and reconciliation against HQ data [confirm ownership split with Global Mobility].

Compliance & Controls

• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local payroll and tax regulations.
• Own payroll controls, reconciliations and audit readiness, including ICFR/SOX.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Benefits and Legal on payroll accounting and compliance matters.

Systems & Improvement

• Partner with the SSC Transformation function (HRIS and Data Management) on payroll systems, integrations, upgrades and data integrity (Workday and UKG).
• Lead process automation and standardization to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Define payroll KPIs and SLAs and report performance.
• Partner with the AX (AI Transformation) team to identify, prioritize and deliver AI and automation opportunities across payroll processes.
• Own payroll vendor relationships and ensure vendor SLAs are met as defined and agreed to by both parties.
• Manage payroll vendor contracts, licenses and budget, and approve related spend within delegated authority.

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop the payroll team, and build succession and cross-training.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll issues, subsidiary leaders and Samsung HQ stakeholders.
• Anticipate future knowledge, skills and abilities, perform a skills gap analysis, and build the team’s capability for an increasingly automated payroll operating model.

Skills and Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field.
• 10+ years of payroll experience, including 5+ years leading payroll teams in a multi-entity, multi-state or multi-country environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. payroll tax and wage-and-hour compliance.
• Experience with enterprise payroll and HCM systems (e.g., Workday, UKG, ADP).
• Strong controls, reconciliation and audit experience (SOX/ICFR).
• Experience owning vendor relationships, contracts, licenses and budget in a payroll or shared services environment.

Preferred

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification.
• Hands-on experience leading payroll process automation.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects, such as system implementations.
• Experience in a shared services environment.
• Canadian payroll experience, including CRA remittances and year-end requirements.
• Experience with expatriate or global mobility payroll, including allowance processing and reconciliation with headquarters.