Payroll Team Leader – Global Payroll Operations

Location: Hybrid Working (2 days in the office, 3 days from home)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you an experienced payroll professional ready to take the next step in your career?

We are seeking a Global Payroll Team Leader to join a growing and dynamic organisation. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious payroll specialist looking to progress into a broader leadership role with international exposure, while playing a key part in delivering accurate and compliant payroll services across multiple regions.

The Role

As Global Payroll Team Leader, you will oversee the delivery of payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance and an exceptional employee experience. You will lead and support a payroll team, collaborate with internal stakeholders, and manage relationships with external payroll providers.

This position offers significant visibility within the business and is ideal for someone seeking genuine career advancement and long-term development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team responsible for global payroll processing.
• Ensure payrolls are delivered accurately and on time across multiple international locations.
• Manage relationships with external payroll vendors and service providers.
• Monitor payroll compliance, legislation and governance requirements across different jurisdictions.
• Drive process improvements and support payroll transformation initiatives.
• Act as the key escalation point for complex payroll queries and issues.
• Produce payroll reporting and provide insights to stakeholders.
• Work closely with HR, Finance and external partners to ensure seamless payroll operations.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A minimum of 5 years' payroll experience within a complex payroll environment.
• Previous global payroll experience supporting multiple countries and regions.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring payroll teams.
• Strong vendor management experience and the ability to manage third-party payroll providers effectively.
• Excellent understanding of payroll compliance and payroll controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement.

What's on Offer?

• Excellent opportunity for career progression within a global organisation.
• Hybrid working model – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.
• Exposure to international payroll operations and senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are a payroll professional with global experience who is ready to step into a leadership role and accelerate your career, we'd love to hear from you.  Please note sponsorship is not offered.