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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in global payroll operations, project management, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions, with a strong focus on process standardization and automation. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Global Payroll OperationsPayroll Project ManagementWorkday HCMPayroll ComplianceLeadership Experience
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Payroll TechnologyWorkforce Time ManagementAdvanced ReportingProcess StandardizationAutomation Implementation
Soft Skills
Stakeholder EngagementInfluencing Decision-MakingCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipChange Management
Tools & Technologies
Workday PayrollADP SmartComplianceADP GlobalViewPayroll IntegrationsAnalytics Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)Global Payroll Management Institute (GPMI)Project Management Professional (PMP)Prosci Change ManagementLean Six Sigma
Industry Keywords
Payroll ComplianceTax RegulationsWage and Hour RequirementsGovernance FrameworksOperational Excellence
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead large-scale, cross-functional global payroll and workforce time projects from strategy through execution
- Drive payroll harmonization, process standardization, and transformation initiatives across regions and business units
- Identify and implement automation, technology enhancements, and innovative solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
- Establish governance frameworks, project roadmaps, and performance metrics for sustainable operational excellence
- Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute payroll and time strategies aligned with organizational priorities
- Use advanced analytics and reporting to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable insights
- Ensure global compliance with payroll, wage and hour, timekeeping, and regulatory requirements
- Lead, mentor, and develop project and operational teams
- Support internal and external audit data requests and coordinate with internal stakeholders
- Evaluate and optimize payroll systems, integrations, vendor relationships, and service delivery models
- Lead organizational change initiatives and drive adoption of new processes, technologies, and operating models
- Translate analytical findings into recommendations for senior leadership and executive stakeholders
- Present strategic recommendations, business cases, project status, and organizational risks
- Periodically travel for strategic initiatives, project implementations, and leadership engagements
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field
- 12+ years of progressive payroll experience, including global payroll operations, payroll project management, payroll technology, and/or workforce time management
- 7+ years of leadership experience managing payroll, project, or cross-functional teams in a complex, multinational organization
- Preferred: Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field
- Preferred: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Global Payroll Management Institute (GPMI), PMP, Prosci Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, or similar professional certification
- Preferred: 5+ years of leadership experience managing payroll, project, or cross-functional teams in a complex, multinational organization
- Experience leading large-scale payroll implementations, transformations, system enhancements, acquisitions, collective bargaining agreement pay practice implementations, harmonization initiatives, or enterprise change programs
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, wage and hour requirements, and payroll controls across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience presenting recommendations, project status, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership and executive stakeholders
- Expertise with Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, Workday Time, ADP SmartCompliance, ADP GlobalView and Streamline, payroll integrations, and advanced reporting/analytics tools
- Deep expertise in global payroll, workforce time management, payroll technologies, and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions
- Ability to identify, engage, and partner cross-functionally with stakeholders and influence decision-making at the executive level
- Ability to communicate complex operational impacts and drive alignment across global stakeholders
- Ability to operate effectively in a hybrid or office-based environment
- Flexibility in work schedules, including occasional extended or non-traditional business hours
- Ability to periodically travel to support strategic initiatives, project implementations, and leadership engagements
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan, based on corporate and/or business segment performance and subject to individual performance modifiers
- Discretionary short- and long-term incentive packages may be included
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD)
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan