Senior Director, Global Payroll
About The Position
Lead Walmart's payroll function across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant pay while modernizing operations through technology, automation, AI, and continuous improvement. The role supports organizational goals while maintaining high standards for service quality, data privacy, and risk mitigation in a complex multinational environment. The position is part of the PACT (Pay, Accounting, Compliance, Transformation) team, which leads major system transformations, including master data design and payroll operations for associates and Spark drivers. The global team manages payroll, disbursements, taxes, compliance, controls, and analytics across markets, with a focus on high-quality, compliant outcomes, operational excellence, and improvement in payroll and earnings processes. The role leads a high-performing organization and collaborates with senior leaders across HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to deliver scalable solutions. The position establishes KPIs, controls, and governance to improve quality, mitigate risk, and enhance business performance. The role is based at Walmart's primary location in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading large-scale, complex payroll operations in highly regulated environments.
- Deep expertise in payroll compliance, payroll taxes, garnishments, controls, payroll accounting, and risk management.
- Proven success leading organizational transformation, technology implementations, and process modernization initiatives.
- Ability to influence executive stakeholders, navigate complex business challenges, and drive results across a matrixed enterprise.
- Strong experience developing multi-level leadership teams and building high-performing organizations.
- Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, information technology, or a related area, and 6 years of experience in business, human resources, information technology, or a related area.
- Option 2: 8 years of experience in business, human resources, information technology, or a related area.
- 2 years of supervisory experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, information technology, or a related area.
- Experience in business, human resources, information technology, or a related area.
- Experience using advanced functionality of Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end payroll operations across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, accountable for accuracy, compliance, controls, and associate experience.
- Drive payroll transformation through SAP Payroll, automation, AI, process simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop and lead a high-performing organization, building leadership capability, succession strength, and operational resilience.
- Partner with senior leaders across HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to deliver scalable solutions.
- Establish KPIs, controls, and governance to improve quality, mitigate risk, and enhance business performance.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase plan.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave.
- Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U education benefit program, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
