• Own end-to-end payroll processing for all global entities and employee populations, including full-time employees, contractors, and international transfers. • Ensure timely and accurate payroll cycles (bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly) across multiple jurisdictions. • Validate payroll inputs (compensation changes, bonuses, commissions, benefits, leave, etc.) and review calculations. • Oversee payroll reconciliations and perform monthly payroll-related close activities (payroll-related journal entries, accruals, and variance analyses). • Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll queries from employees and internal stakeholders. • Lead process improvements to increase accuracy, scalability, and automation of payroll workflows. • Partner with People Ops to transition and modernize our global HRIS and payroll systems including platform implementation. • Develop and maintain robust documentation, including global playbooks, country-level SOPs, and integration maps to support future scale. • Act as a subject matter expert for payroll system integrations with other platforms (e.g., accounting software, benefits administration). • Implement and monitor KPIs to measure payroll process efficiency and accuracy. • Ensure compliance with local tax regulations, and statutory reporting requirements across supported countries. • Maintain and enhance internal controls over payroll, including segregation of duties, approvals, documentation standard. • Manage audits (financial, tax, and internal) requiring payroll support. • Stay current on global payroll legislation changes and coordinate implementation of required updates. • Conduct periodic internal audits and risk assessments to identify control gaps. • Manage relationships with global payroll providers, PEOs, and local in-country partners. • Evaluate vendor performance and partner on RFP efforts with Procurement.