Global Payroll Director

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Global Payroll Director. This leader will handle overall operations of EMEA and APAC payroll using both the Workday suite of tools and third-party payroll providers. In doing so, you will be encouraged to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll with strong data integrity. This is a great opportunity to help set a strategic direction for a team, mentor and develop that team.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee payroll teams in International near shored various locations.
• Design and implement internal controls to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately, timely and in compliance with international country and state/regional specific laws and regulations; and substantiated by sufficient set of underlying documentation and support.
• Oversee full-cycle Payroll and HR Operations processing for 21 counties in EMEA and APAC.  
• Recruit and develop the best-in-class talent that will be subject matter experts and points of contact for all internal and external payroll inquiries.
• Engage and influence standards for practices and procedures of financial controls related to payroll activities
• Review and development of control documentation for the end-to-end payroll process.
• Identify opportunities for operating procedures with Regulatory and Compliance guidelines to substantiate audits.
• Determine appropriate strategy on payroll team to minimize legal consequences and impact operations.
• Coach resolution approach to organizational objectives.
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers.
• Lead team to achieve business objectives.
• Interact with internal and external customers.
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for payroll.
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.
• You will manage a team of 10-15 members

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in International Payroll, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• Management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive years of end-to-end experience in international Payroll, Payroll Tax, HR Operations and audit
• Experience with Workday Payroll, ServiceNow, ADP Global View Payroll and CloudPay Payroll.
• Ability to motivate staff to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to quickly establish credibility to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to manage complex projects in a large enterprise environment
• Outstanding problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong change management skills, technology proficiency, systems thinking and quality orientation
• Ability to solve problems and make timely and independent decisions while working in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
• Comfortable operating in a changing environment while demonstrating agility and flexibility
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Project) skills

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.