BASIC REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Expert (15+ years) experience within global Payroll environment
Proven experience in a senior payroll leadership role, with a focus on digital transformation
Deep knowledge and experience working with payroll vendors & platform technologies; includes Workday Payroll experience or deep module knowledge
Experience setting up payroll requirements for new tax entities and end-to-end M&A initiatives
Experience in and understanding of mobility programs and practices

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Proven leader directing, managing, and nurturing global teams
Innovation bias; willing to challenge the status quo and experiment to see beyond what exists today
Growth mindset: learning on a continuous basis as key to learning through opportunity and adversity
Exceptional communication skills & ability to influence; ability to work effectively across all levels & layers of the organization
What’s In It For You?

OUR PEOPLE:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Paying our people is a critical component to our experience framework and is a fundamental moment that matters. This role will serve as an advisor and subject matter expert for all areas related to global payroll. You will have the ability to positively impact how our people feel valued and rewarded. You will be responsible for payroll strategy, delivery and operations at a global scale, covering over 37,000 employees and spanning over 44 countries. Your remit will involve partnering and collaborating across senior leadership in People, Finance, Technology, and divisional business lines. You will be a key decision maker
Provides strategic planning, tactical direction and day to day management alongside governance of global payroll function.
Accountable for leading international payroll strategy to harmonize payroll vendors across 40+ countries.
Responsible for compliance, reporting and fiduciary oversight of approximately: 1M transactions, $1B USD in salary wages and $200M+ USD in bonus payments per annum.
Manages vendor relationship and retained organization to ensure delivery of end-to-end payroll solutions in a cost-effective manner
Maintains standard operating and regulatory procedures globally with respect to audit, privacy, tax reporting, and controls.
Leadership of an international payroll team, directs and manages global payroll operations, outsourcing governance, service delivery and issue resolution.
Ensures compliance and fiduciary oversight of the company’s payroll function across all regions. Ensures accurate yearend processes for earnings and tax statements globally.
Represents Global Payroll on corporate committees and M&A teams and manages and controls global budget.
Responsible for forecasting and monitoring fringe benefits expense for US employees (~$215M USD), regularly partnering with Global Head of Benefits and participating on US Benefits Committee.
Ensures strong partnership with SVP, Regional People Partnership regarding regional initiatives that require payroll expertise
Ensures that active and retired members of the Board of Directors are compensated in accordance with pertinent plan designs and member elections; provides information for annual tax reporting and proxy statement disclosure.
Responsible for the transformation of pay services, consolidating and simplifying the function, process, technology, and vendors.
Creation of a best-in-class service delivery and operating model leveraging the best of in-house team, 3rd party vendors, and key technology partners.
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $160,269 to $330,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.

OUR PURPOSE:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.