🚀 Director, Global Payroll

Responsibilities

• Payroll Strategy & Transformation
  Lead the global payroll transformation roadmap, leveraging SAP SuccessFactors & Employee Central as foundational platforms.
  Align payroll processes and infrastructure with corporate goals, ensuring global standardization while supporting local compliance.
  Define and implement best practices around automation, workflow efficiency, and payroll-HCM data integrity.
• System Integration & Optimization
  Own the integration strategy leveraging SAP SuccessFactors and Employee Central, ensuring seamless data flow across HR, time, benefits, and finance.
  Collaborate with HRIS, IT, and Finance teams to optimize end-to-end payroll interfaces (time collection, GL posting, tax reporting).
  Drive enhancements, upgrades, and new implementations within the SAP ecosystem, including SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), Time, and other relevant modules.
• Operational Excellence & Compliance
  Oversee accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all global regions.
  Implement global governance, audit controls, and compliance frameworks in alignment with local tax and labor laws.
  Develop and monitor KPIs and metrics to ensure service quality and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Team & Vendor Management
  Lead, coach, and develop a global payroll team across multiple regions and time zones.
  Manage relationships with key vendors and implementation partners, including SAP, third-party payroll providers, and system integrators.
  Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiation, and SLA adherence.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, Finance, HR, Legal, and IT, translating business goals into scalable payroll solutions.
  Lead cross-functional payroll projects, including M&A integration, international expansions, and regulatory change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field; Master’s degree or relevant certifications (CPP, PMP, SAP SuccessFactors) a plus.
• 10+ years of global payroll leadership experience, including SAP Payroll and SuccessFactors implementation and integration.
• Deep knowledge of SAP HCM, SuccessFactors Employee Central, and Employee Central Payroll (ECP).
• Proven success in leading large-scale payroll transformation or system migration programs.
• Strong understanding of global payroll regulations, statutory compliance, and data privacy requirements (GDPR).
• Experience with shared service models, multi-country payroll, and centralized governance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and change management skills.

In addition to salary, wework flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.