Senior Manager, International Payroll

About This Role: 

As the Senior Manager of International Payroll, you will lead the payroll operations for an assigned region within our Global Business Services team. Your role involves ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery while driving issue resolution and maintaining regular communication with stakeholders across various levels. You will support team members in their daily tasks, manage performance, and foster their professional development through coaching. A key aspect of your role will be driving process standardization, documentation, and continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with internal policies and government regulations. Your contributions are vital to the seamless execution of payroll processes, supporting Biogen’s mission of delivering exceptional service to its employees worldwide.

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure payroll activities are performed timely and accurately for the assigned region.
• Oversee seamless payroll execution and manage KPIs.
• Drive issue resolution and manage escalations effectively.
• Partner with Finance & HR affiliate leads, maintaining regular dialogue to discuss ongoing activities.
• Manage payroll vendor relationships to optimize payroll processes.
• Own processes for the assigned region, ensuring standardization and documentation.
• Act as a Project Manager for selected regional projects.
• Support team members by managing performance and fostering development.
• Develop cross-team collaboration and monitor employees' wellbeing.
• Ensure transactions comply with internal policies and government regulations.

Who You Are: 

You are a strategic thinker with a passion for process improvement and an eye for detail. Your strong leadership skills and ability to communicate effectively make you a trusted advisor and mentor to your team. You value collaboration and have a knack for building strong relationships with stakeholders across various functions. Driven by a customer-centric mindset, you thrive in dynamic environments and are committed to delivering exceptional payroll services.

Required Skills:

• BSc/BA in HR, Finance, Business, or relevant field (MS/MBA preferred).
• Qualified HR/payroll/finance professional with at least 7 years of operational experience.
• Proven experience managing payroll across multiple countries and working with international payroll vendors.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Strong background in managing complex global environments.
• Experience interacting with executives and managing team performance.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of payroll and time & attendance technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in delivering a continuous improvement agenda.
• Experience with analysis of payroll data to identify areas of improvement.

Additional Employment Conditions

• This role is in hybrid model of work.

• Please note that the role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.

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About Biogen Poland:

Our Warsaw office is a complex hub for local, regional and global roles. Regardless our role and reporting line we’re driven every day by our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare and devastating diseases. This is what gives us pride, inspires us and gives us fuel to push the boundaries of innovation. We represent over 30 nationalities and celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate and Best Places to Work Awards consecutively since 2021 in Poland and Europe. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, we’re inviting you to join our team.

About Global Business Services (GBS):

The Global Business Services (GBS) team transforms Biogen’s business processes, scaling global operations and fueling commercial growth and innovation. GBS adds value by delivering business solutions and support services through a global delivery model, operational transparency, and best practices. Aiming to be a world-class organization, GBS excels in people, solutions, execution, and partnerships, championing a continuous improvement culture recognized across Biogen. We form a great team of individuals with drive for innovation but also team players collaborating in the spirit of respect. And if you want to take your professional development in your own hands, this is a place for you. We give you a lot of opportunities for growth on a business and social ground.

Additional Information

Benefits

Competitive Total Rewards: Base salary is determined by your experience, skills, and internal equity, complemented by an annual bonus to recognize your performance and contributions.

Comprehensive Benefits for You and Your Family: Includes life insurance, pension program contributions, mental health resources, remote work allowance, and flexible work arrangements.

Learning, Growth & Recognition: Access professional development funding, training platforms, employee referral bonuses, opportunities to contribute to impactful projects at Biogen, and social activities.