Manager, North America Payroll

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor direct reports by being a role model and develop a keen sense of shared vision across your decentralized global team.
• Stay up-to-date with labor laws and tax regulations across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica, ensuring full compliance with local authorities. Oversee payroll regulatory filings, tax reconciliations, and interactions with statutory entities (such as the IRS and CRA).
• Maintain confidential employee data, including payroll records, tax information, and other relevant details.
• Collaborate with peer Payroll Managers, HR, Finance, and other departments to manage payroll-related inquiries, resolve issues, and provide assistance to employees.
• Partner with Workday teams to design and implement cross-functional process improvements, uptake new system functionality, and support initiatives that scale with business growth. Oversee relationships with 3rd party payroll service providers in LATAM to ensure adherence to service level agreements.

Key Requirements

• 8+ years of increasing experience in a high growth or public company, with at least 2+ years in a team lead / manager function.
• 5+ years processing in-house payroll on an ERP.
• Proven experience directly managing a decentralized or global team.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, HR preferred; relevant work experience considered.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation is strongly desired.