• Lead and oversee full cycle global payroll processing across multiple countries, including salaries, bonuses, incentive compensation, and statutory deductions. • Manage and develop a fully remote, geographically dispersed payroll team. • Ensure compliance with country specific tax regulations, labor laws, and reporting requirements. • Review and approve payroll registers, reconciliations, funding reports, and statutory filings prior to submission. • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, multi-country payroll issues. • Maintain global payroll data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with internal controls, audit standards, and regulatory requirements. • Oversee payroll tax filings, garnishments, benefit deductions, and statutory requirements. • Lead year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation and distribution. • Partner with HR, Finance, and Legal on compliance-related matters. • Serve as the global payroll systems subject matter expert for ADP (Workforce Now / Lyric) and related HRIS platforms. • Lead and support global payroll integrations related to acquisitions, cross border expansions, and enterprise-wide system implementations. • Ensure seamless alignment and integration between global payroll, timekeeping, HR, and finance systems.