Payroll Team Lead

Role Overview

The Payroll Team Lead will own end-to-end regional and global payroll delivery, with a strong focus on India payroll. The role serves as the primary escalation point for Payroll Vendors, HR, and Finance, leads a payroll team, ensures compliance, and drives service excellence and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end payroll processing for supported markets with accountability for accuracy, timelines, and compliance

Act as L3 escalation and liaison between Payroll Vendors, HR, and Finance

Ensure payroll validations (gross-to-net, bank files), SLA/KPI delivery, and risk mitigation (SOX, data privacy)

Own payroll MIS, dashboards, reconciliations, audits, and year-end activities

Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement

Coach, develop, and engage the payroll team

Must-Have Experience & Skills

7–9 years payroll experience; multi-country exposure preferred

5–7 years of team handling experience

Strong India payroll & statutory compliance knowledge

Vendor management and stakeholder management experience

Exposure to Workday / ADP (preferred)

Strong communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills