Description
We are seeking a Latin America and Caribbean Payroll Operations Lead to join our team. The successful candidate will lead and manage the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) payroll operations, ensuring the execution of day-to-day payroll work and strategic projects of the department, driving process efficiencies and assisting in integration projects related to company acquisitions and global initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead regional payroll strategy, governance, and operational delivery across LAC
- Ensure timely and accurate end-to-end payroll delivery, legislative compliance, and effective issue resolution across supported countries
- Maintain strong payroll governance, internal controls, audit readiness, risk management, and remediation processes
- Oversee system testing for upgrades and legislative changes and use analytics to improve service delivery, accuracy, and efficiency
- Serve as the strategic payroll leader and cross-functional partner across LAC, partnering with People Team, Finance, Controllership, Legal, Tax, M&A, and business leaders to align payroll priorities with regional and enterprise objectives
- Drive transformation, vendor performance, and scalable operating models, leading process optimization, automation, systems improvements, and scalable solutions that reduce manual work and support regional growth
- Build organizational capability and a sustainable regional leadership structure, leading and engaging geographically dispersed payroll teams across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred
- 15 or more years of progressive payroll experience, including significant leadership of complex, multi-country payroll operations across LAC within a large multinational and matrixed organization
- Proven experience setting regional payroll strategy and partnering with senior leaders across People Team, Finance, Controllership, Legal, Tax, M&A, and the business
- Strong and current knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory requirements, labor practices, tax considerations, and regulatory environments across LAC
- Deep experience in payroll governance, internal controls, audit management, compliance, risk mitigation, issue escalation, and remediation within complex operating environments
- Fluency in English and Spanish required; Portuguese proficiency strongly preferred