Payroll Transformation Lead

Deliverables

• Complete the multi-jurisdiction payroll transformation by designing, embedding and operating a reliable People-owned model while Finance retains payment execution, then hand it over to the internal team.
• Establish a controlled monthly cycle with clear input ownership, review and sign-off points, audit trails, People-Finance routines, provider coordination and new-jurisdiction readiness.
• Replace manual trackers and email-dependent activity with dependable BambooHR reporting, workflows, automation, controls, process maps and operating playbooks.
• Deliver the defined compensation and benefits workstream, including compensation data, salary and bonus changes, a regular review cycle and a benefits-coverage audit.
• Create clear employee communications, self-service guidance, escalation paths and structured knowledge transfer that removes key-person dependency.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience Required

• At least nine years of People Operations or Human Resources experience with substantial hands-on payroll, compensation and benefits responsibility.
• Personal leadership of a multi-jurisdiction payroll transformation from fragmented processes to a controlled, documented operating model.
• Experience running live payroll cycles while redesigning systems and controls across multiple countries and providers.
• Experience partnering with Finance and payroll providers while owning People-side inputs, employee experience, and practical compensation and benefits operations.

Technical Requirements

• Strong command of multi-jurisdiction payroll controls, statutory considerations, compensation data and benefits administration.
• Hands-on BambooHR experience is strongly preferred; comparable HRIS experience is acceptable with strong systems-building evidence and learning agility.
• Strong Excel capability and the ability to build process maps, audit trails, automated workflows,, and operating playbooks.
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Finance or related field.

Soft Skills

• Translates a high-level objective into a practical roadmap and delivers without significant handholding.
• Balances strategic design with detailed execution and disciplined monthly follow-through.
• Communicates credibly with employees, Finance, senior leaders and external providers while adapting calmly in a fast-paced environment.
• Documents as they go and coaches' others so the model does not depend on the consultant.