Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ball Corporation is seeking a senior Global Business Services leader to oversee its global payroll operations. The Director will define and execute payroll strategy, governance, compliance, process standardization, vendor management, team development, stakeholder collaboration, and financial management across regions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a global payroll strategy ensuring adherence with local and international labour laws and regulations
- Develop a strategic roadmap with measurable deliverables to improve the overall efficiency of the payroll function
- Establish governance frameworks to mitigate payroll related compliance risks
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure accurate payroll execution in daily operations and as the company experiences growth through mergers, acquisitions new plants builds etc
- Partner with Legal, Audit, and Compliance to proactively manage risk and strengthen controls
- Harmonize global payroll processes, leveraging automation, AI and self-service tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- In partnership with the Dir, Global Process and Technology owner, drive the global consolidation of payroll platforms and services to improve cost-effectiveness and service delivery
- Ensures smooth payroll issue resolution, employee support and consistent payroll practices across the organization
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce payroll processing time and errors
- Utilize data analytics to track payroll performance, optimize payroll processes and enhance employee payroll satisfaction with payroll services
- Accountable for process delivery adoption, including use of technology solution enabling payroll processes
- Manages vendor relationships to ensure high-quality cost-effective services through vendor selection, negotiation and performance monitoring
- Build monitor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability
- Establish and deliver to clear KPIs and performance metrics to drive excellence within the payroll team
- Deliver training, coaching and career development to foster an environment of continuous development of growing the payroll function expertise, collaborations across the HR GBS functions and driving decision-making and accountability
- Act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders ensuring alignment between pay strategies and business priorities
- Drive transparent communication with stakeholders on trends, challenges and successes using KPIs, metrics and data
- Aligned payroll processes with business operations, ensuring compliance and policies and cost controls
- Provides education on payroll policies, self-service options and pay related enquiries to enhance employee experience and engagement
- Manage and oversee the payroll function budget, conducting cost analysis and optimization initiatives
- Negotiate vendor contracts, assess ROI on recruitment tools and initiatives, and implement cost-saving measures without compromising talent quality
Skills
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in human resources or related field
- 10+ years of progressive global payroll management, workforce administration, or shared services leadership experience
- Expertise in global labor laws, tax regulations and payroll governance frameworks
- Experience managing global payroll teams, vendors and compliance in a matrixed organization
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive payroll transformation and optimize payroll operations
- Extensive knowledge of global payroll operations, governance, service delivery models and payroll compliance across multiple countries and regions
- Global Payroll Operations Leadership
- Payroll Governance & Compliance
- Operational Excellence
- Risk Management & Internal Controls
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, employment taxation, statutory reporting, internal controls, audit requirements and risk management principle
- Extensive knowledge of global payroll operations, governance, service delivery models and payroll compliance across multiple countries and regions
- Comprehensive understanding of payroll processes and their integration with HR, Time & Attendance, Finance, Benefits, Equity and related workforce management functions
- Knowledge of global business services operating models, including vendor management, service governance and continuous improvement methodologies
- Understanding of organisational change, business transformation and emerging payroll, workforce and regulatory trends impacting global operations
- This role can be based remotely; however, regular travel to Ball facilities may be required
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening
- Master's degree
Benefits
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- This role can be based remotely; however, regular travel to Ball facilities may be required.
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