SrDir Global Payroll

IGT, a Nevada Corporation•Spring Valley, NV

2d•$195,000 - $246,400•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Global Payroll provides strategic leadership, governance, and transformation oversight for IGT’s global payroll operations supporting 6,000+ employees across the United States, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) , APAC and Latin America. This senior leadership role is responsible for establishing the global payroll strategy, driving operational excellence, ensuring multi-country compliance, and delivering a scalable, best-in-class payroll experience across all company and subsidiary entities. Reporting as a senior leader within the organization, this role oversees a geographically distributed global payroll organization of 13 professionals and serves as the enterprise authority for payroll operations, controls, compliance, vendor governance, and payroll technology strategy. The role partners closely with Executive Leadership, HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, Internal Audit, and external vendors to ensure payroll operations align with IGT’s global business objectives, compliance standards, and employee experience expectations. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in complex multi-country payroll environments, significant executive leadership experience, and a proven track record leading enterprise payroll transformation initiatives, including large-scale payroll platform implementations and migrations such as UKG/Kronos to ADP GlobalView (SAP) and ADP Celergo

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; an advanced degree is preferred.
15 years of related experience is required.
Deep expertise in complex multi-country payroll environments.
Significant executive leadership experience.
Proven track record leading enterprise payroll transformation initiatives, including large-scale payroll platform implementations and migrations such as UKG/Kronos to ADP GlobalView (SAP) and ADP Celergo.

Nice To Haves

Building collaborative relationships
Decision making
Drive results
Foster innovation
Personal energy
Self-leadership

Responsibilities

Provide enterprise-wide strategic leadership for global payroll operations across the US, EMEA, APAC and Latin America.
Develop and execute a long-term global payroll strategy focused on operational excellence, compliance, automation, scalability, and employee experience.
Lead a global payroll organization of 13 professionals across multiple regions and time zones, fostering accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
Establish globally consistent payroll governance, standards, policies, controls, and service delivery models across all regions and subsidiary entities.
Ensure timely and accurate payroll processing globally utilizing ADP GlobalView (SAP), ADP Celergo, and associated payroll and time management platforms.
Oversee complex global payroll operations including gross-to-net processing, expatriate payroll considerations, statutory deductions, garnishments, tax services, and multi-entity payroll administration.
Drive operational prioritization and resource allocation across competing regional payroll cycles and business demands.
Serve as the enterprise payroll subject matter expert and strategic advisor to executive leadership regarding payroll risk, compliance, controls, and transformation initiatives.
Ensure compliance with all applicable payroll regulations and statutory requirements across global jurisdictions, including: US federal and multi-state regulations, UK HMRC requirements, EMEA country-specific regulations, APAC statutory obligations, and Latin American labor and payroll laws.
Establish and maintain a robust global SOX control environment, ensuring audit readiness and compliance across all payroll operations.
Partner with Internal Audit, Legal, Tax, and Finance leadership to proactively identify and mitigate operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational payroll risks.
Ensure global payroll practices comply with GDPR and applicable international data privacy and security regulations.
Lead governance and escalation management related to regulatory changes, payroll compliance matters, and operational risks globally.
Lead enterprise payroll transformation initiatives including platform consolidations, process standardization, automation, and digital modernization efforts.
Direct end-to-end global payroll system implementations and migrations, including: Implementation strategy, Vendor selection and governance, Data migration, Parallel testing, Cutover and stabilization.
Serve as executive sponsor for payroll technology initiatives involving ADP GlobalView (SAP), ADP Celergo, ADP Workforce Manager Time, HRIS, and Finance integrations.
Partner with HRIS, IT, Finance, and external consultants to optimize integrations and data governance across payroll ecosystems.
Prioritize and manage competing payroll demands across regions, time zones, and business cycles — maintaining accuracy and deadlines without exception.
Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance payroll accuracy, scalability, reporting capabilities, operational efficiency, and employee experience globally.
Identify, escalate, and mitigate payroll compliance risks arising from country-specific regulatory changes across EMEA, APAC, Latin America, and the UK.
Protect confidential employee data globally in accordance with applicable privacy regulations, including GDPR (EMEA/UK) and equivalent frameworks — non-negotiable