Sr. Global Payroll Director
Aristocrat is looking for a Sr. Global Payroll Director to lead and shape payroll operations across multiple regions, including EMEA, North America, Canada, LATAM, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. This role focuses on driving excellence, collaborating globally, and implementing modern payroll solutions within a dynamic and inclusive environment.
The successful candidate will coordinate the full cycle of domestic and international payroll processing for US and global subsidiaries, ensuring flawless execution and compliance. The role involves providing strategic mentorship to optimize payroll processes for scalability across various regions, and recruiting, developing, and leading a high-performing payroll team. Collaboration with cross-functional teams such as P&C leaders, Accounting, Finance, and Audit is essential to align payroll with broader organizational goals. The role also entails developing and completing strategic plans to scale and optimize global payroll operations, building and implementing internal controls and workflows to guarantee compliance with payroll, tax, and benefits regulations, and monitoring compliance with international, federal, state, and local payroll regulations. Staying updated on wage laws and regulations to ensure systems align with current standards, leading the build and deployment of global payroll systems, and managing complex payroll-related queries are also key responsibilities.
- Coordinate the full cycle of domestic and international payroll processing for US and global subsidiaries, ensuring flawless execution and compliance.
- Provide strategic mentorship to optimise payroll processes for scalability across various regions.
- Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing payroll team, encouraging a positive, collaborative environment.
- Ensure team members are subject matter experts and primary points of contact for payroll inquiries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as P&C leaders, Accounting, Finance, and Audit to align payroll with broader organisational goals.
- Engage with collaborators across different time zones to ensure effective communication and execution of business objectives.
- Develop and complete strategic plans to scale and optimise global payroll operations.
- Build and implement internal controls and workflows to guarantee compliance with payroll, tax, and benefits regulations.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with international, federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
- Stay updated on wage laws and regulations to ensure systems align with current standards.
- Lead the build and deployment of global payroll systems, ensuring compliance with data security regulations.
- Manage complex payroll-related queries and ensure timely resolution of issues, maintaining high service quality.
- 10+ years of experience in global payroll management, with a proven track record of success (required).
- Understanding of international, federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations (required).
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing high-performing teams (required).
- Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving abilities (required).
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively with collaborators at all levels (required).
- Experience with payroll system build and implementation, particularly in a global context (required).
- High attention to detail and dedication to maintaining accuracy and compliance (required).
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment (required).
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to provide insightful mentorship on payroll matters (required).
- Strong dedication to continuous improvement and innovation in payroll processes (required).
- Offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success.
- Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
- Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.
- You may also be eligible for inclusion in our annual equity program, providing the opportunity to share directly in Aristocrat's long-term growth and success through equity ownership.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.