Senior Payroll Ops Leader — Remote, Dayforce & Global

Sony Playstation; California; Remote; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus potential

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking an experienced Sr. Payroll Operations Specialist to support US and Canadian payroll within a global organization, coordinating end-to-end processes with accuracy and compliance.

Role emphasizes hands-on payroll execution, collaboration across HR, Benefits, and Finance, and leveraging AI and performance metrics to improve efficiency. The position offers remote work and potential bonus eligibility as part of the compensation package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience supporting US and Canadian payroll operations.
• Hands-on Dayforce Payroll and Workday HCM experience; Dayforce Workforce Management experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; CPP/PCP/PLP certification preferred.
• Strong analytical, Excel, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with payroll audits, case management, process improvement, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute payroll activities across multiple pay groups and processing cycles, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely completion.
• Manage payroll schedules, checklists, audits, reconciliations, and competing priorities.
• Support leaves of absence, international assignees, terminations, and special payments.
• Proactively identify and resolve payroll discrepancies, operational risks, and processing delays.
• Provide day-to-day operational guidance to Payroll Analysts by coordinating work assignments and priorities.
• Understand upstream and downstream payroll dependencies across HR, Benefits, Leaves, Finance, and other functions.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to resolve issues and improve payroll processes.
• Partner with technical teams on system-related issues, business requirements, and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Payroll experience

Dayforce

Workday HCM

Excel

Analytical

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CPP/PCP/PLP certification preferred

Tools

Dayforce Payroll

Workday HCM

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking an experienced Sr. Payroll Operations Specialist to support US and Canadian payroll within a global organization, coordinating end-to-end processes with accuracy and compliance.

Role emphasizes hands-on payroll execution, collaboration across HR, Benefits, and Finance, and leveraging AI and performance metrics to improve efficiency. The position offers remote work and potential bonus eligibility as part of the compensation package.