Director of Global Payroll Services

Summary

Join Western Digital as the Director of Global Payroll Services, leading a 20-person team responsible for the timely and accurate payroll processing of over 40,000 employees globally. You will partner with various departments to establish strategic direction for payroll systems and processes. This role demands strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to manage complex projects and global compliance. You will oversee the implementation of a new payroll system and ensure a high-performing team focused on process improvement. The position requires extensive experience in global payroll management and a deep understanding of international regulations. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 15+ years of global payroll processing and management experience, experience in global expansion and setup, M&A integration, and vendor management
• Technical and working knowledge of global payroll accounting rules and standards
• Experience with ADP GlobalView, ADP Celergo, Dayforce, and other leading payroll systems, business process outsourcing, and stakeholder management
• Strong change management skills with an ability to manage internal stakeholders to ensure payroll operations are compliant while meeting business objectives
• Advanced working knowledge of global payroll operations, including regulations, taxes, C&B, and equity reporting
• High degree of understanding of time keeping and attendance processes and payroll operations
• Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, and excels in highly complex situations with flexibility, creativity, efficiency, and prioritization
• Strong leadership skills in building high-performing teams with mentorship driven team development
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on accounting, or business-related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead global 20-person payroll team with regional managers for compliant and timely processing of payroll for 40,000 global employees
• Partner with Finance, HR, IT, and payroll team to set a strategic direction for global payroll, time keeping, and attendance systems
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, consultants, and cross-functional team leaders for timely and successful delivery of global projects
• Provide leadership for the payroll delivery as we undertake the implementation of a new payroll system (ADP Celergo) in Europe
• Ensure development of a high-performing, service-oriented team with a focus on technology-focused process improvement and compliance with Federal, State, and other jurisdictions tax and labor law requirements
• Serve as a key partner for our stakeholders and payroll-managed service providers, using the latest technologies, such as Workday HR, Dayforce, and ADP Payroll Suites, to improve and streamline our processes
• Lead efforts to ensure that payroll is done correctly, efficiently, and on time and that we comply with each country's relevant payroll and regulatory requirements
• Responsible for payroll audits to comply with SOX and local country-specific requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents