Nelnet

Global Payroll Manager

Nelnet
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates extensive experience in multi-country payroll management, including payroll system setup, vendor relationship management, and compliance with international payroll tax fundamentals. Proven ability to lead teams, develop training programs, and create process documentation in a dynamic environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Multi-Country Payroll ExperienceEOR/PEO Vendor ManagementPayroll System SetupInternational Payroll Tax FundamentalsGPMI or CPP Certification

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead country onboarding assessments for new or acquired countries
  • Determine payroll mechanisms and worker classification approaches with Legal, Tax, and business leaders
  • Drive setup of payroll systems and vendor relationships
  • Define country-specific payroll build requirements, tax treatment, and pay practices
  • Partner with the Payroll Tax Manager on tax and compliance requirements
  • Define statutory and market-standard time-off and leave entitlements
  • Define statutory termination and severance requirements and incorporate them into playbooks
  • Own data privacy and cross-border data handling requirements for associate payroll data
  • Serve as HR-side contact for payroll funding and banking mechanics
  • Lead and develop international People Services team members
  • Build and maintain country processing playbooks
  • Oversee training and certification of People Operations team members
  • Serve as escalation point and working backup for international payroll issues
  • Own EOR, PEO, and international payroll provider relationships
  • Continuously reevaluate country operating models
  • Partner with HRIS and Systems on configuration and integration needs
  • Partner with HRBPs to close international knowledge gaps

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of hands-on multi-country payroll experience
  • Personally stood up payroll in at least one new country
  • Experience selecting and managing EOR/PEO or in-country payroll vendors
  • Contract negotiation and SLA management experience
  • Experience building process documentation and training others
  • Experience integrating a newly acquired or newly established entity into an existing payroll, benefits, or tax framework
  • Comfort with ambiguous, build-as-you-go mandates
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Working fluency in international payroll tax fundamentals, including taxation of earnings and deduction codes, statutory filing cycles, and year-end reporting
  • Preferred: Direct payroll or employment law experience in Canada, Australia, or India
  • Preferred: GPMI or CPP certification with an international component

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA and FSA
  • Generous earned time off
  • 401K/student loan repayment
  • Life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee stock purchase program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Performance-based incentive pay
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Robust wellness program

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Hard Skills
Payroll MechanismsWorker Classification ApproachesContract NegotiationSLA ManagementProcess DocumentationTax TreatmentData Privacy RequirementsCross-Border Data HandlingStatutory Filing CyclesYear-End Reporting
Soft Skills
Cross-Functional CollaborationTeam LeadershipTraining DevelopmentProblem-SolvingAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
Payroll SystemsHRISPeople Operations ToolsVendor Management Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
GPMI CertificationCPP Certification
Industry Keywords
International PayrollEmployment LawTax ComplianceStatutory RequirementsCountry-Specific Payroll Practices