Director of Payroll Operations

Director of Payroll Operations

Banyan Search is partnering with a growing, publicly traded company to place a Director of Payroll Operations. This is a senior operational leadership role for a payroll professional with deep enterprise platform experience and a background supporting complex employee populations and equity compensation programs.

Reporting to VP-level leadership, you'll own North America payroll operations across multiple entities and pay groups while leading a team of payroll professionals. You'll be responsible for accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery; maintaining strong internal controls and audit readiness; and serving as the functional owner for the company's payroll and tax compliance platforms.

Lead end-to-end North America payroll operations across all entities and pay groups

Manage and develop a team of payroll operations leaders

Own payroll controls, SOX compliance, and audit readiness

Oversee payroll tax operations, filings, reconciliations, and notice resolution

Manage payroll compliance for complex populations including global mobility and cross-border scenarios

Oversee payroll processing for share-based compensation and employee stock programs

Maintain alignment between payroll, general ledger, and financial reporting

Drive KPI tracking, process standardization, and continuous improvement

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

10+ years of progressive payroll leadership in complex, multi-entity North America environments and strong experience with publicly traded organizations

Advanced proficiency in enterprise payroll and tax compliance platforms

Strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance, global mobility, and expatriate taxation

Experience with equity and stock purchase plan payroll reporting at a publicly traded company

Proven ability to lead managers and develop high-performing teams

Experience managing outsourced payroll vendors

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without current or future sponsorship requirements.