At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary: As the Global Payroll Transformation, Sr. Manager you will build and lead a team of global Payroll professionals, including Project Managers and analysts with the goal of transforming the payroll function at PayPal and procuring operational excellence across multiple regions (Americas, EMEA and APAC). This role will work closely with Regional Payroll Sr. Managers to identify opportunities to enhance deliverables for Payroll, Time Tracking, Project Management, Reporting and Analytics, Process Design, Quality Assurance, Communications and Content Management, and Process Improvement while striving for global standardization and harmonization. You will be required to be an action-oriented thought leader and partner, working with internal and external stakeholders in developing solutions designed to enhance the PayPal colleague experience.

Job Description:

• Drive global harmonization and best practices across payroll by centralizing common support activities.
• Drive efficiencies and economies of scale, while elevating team knowledge and provide escalated support as needed.
• Create and maintain payroll support tools including content management and documentation repository.
• Provide redundancy and back-up to the regional payroll leaders to minimize risks in critical payroll functions.
• Support payroll interfaces and systems by driving platform strategy and analytics for continued process improvement with primary focus on interface facilitation, coordination with company IT department teams, system configuration, data flow analysis and report writing.
• Work with the Global Payroll Director and Regional leads to define global payroll strategy, key performance indicators and payroll governance model.
• Drive environmental scanning, external trend analysis and global payroll benchmarking using internal and external tools including reporting and analytics.
• Driving end-to-end payroll procurement activities including selecting vendor partners, assist in negotiating contracts as well as planning regional implementation roll outs as needed while reviewing renewal policies.
• Design and deliver Global Payroll transformation program including program oversight, allocation of resources, timeliness of delivery and ultimate decision making.
• Manage a team of Regional Payroll Project Managers and Analysts
• Partner closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, Technology, Information Security, Employee Central, Procurement, Corporate Communications, and Legal teams
• Support Regional Payroll teams with trend and root cause analysis and other data analytics requirements
• Partner with Regional Payroll Managers on identifying and developing skill assessment programs for the teams
• Work with Global Payroll Director to define global roles and responsibilities within the payroll governance model
• Redesign payroll KPIs and ensure these are embedded within manager’s / team’s targets
• Review audit readiness while creating and harmonizing global checklists
• Review AI/robotic process automation landscape as well as holding discussions with regional managers as to further needs
• Reviewing Global Payroll error reporting procedures

Personal Behaviors

• Proactive: You display energy and initiative in solving problems. You follow all possible avenues to get the job done.
• Adaptable: You undertake a variety of tasks willingly. You switch from complex to routine tasks when required. You adapt quickly to new technologies and products. You work effectively with a variety of personalities and work styles.
• Quality: You demonstrate appropriate quality and thoroughness in your work.
• Integrity: You always act with personal integrity.
• Professional: You work within your team's process. You confront problems (even when outside your own domain), propose solutions, take ownership through to resolution or ensure a clear hand-off. You have a positive, can-do approach to work.
• Leadership: you set an example of what is possible and help your team achieve high-performance through coaching, support, and removing obstacles

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, MIS, Business or related area of study
• 3+ years of experience in Global Project Management with focus on payroll, HCM integration, Time & Absence, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
• 3+ years of experience with large payroll or HCM systems such as Workday or ADP systems (GlobalView, ADP Streamline, preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in payroll processing in a multinational company
• 3+ years of people and performance management
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and excellent problem-solving skills is a must.
• Experience with MS Office, especially Excel (including macros, Pivot Tables) and experience with SharePoint.
• Should be genuinely excited about technology, have a strong interest in learning about and using the latest technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ERP Applications (Workday, SAP, etc.) functional modules, integration points and technologies
• Experience with Labor Management and/or Time & Attendance systems
• 3+ years of experience within HRIS/Payroll Information Systems team (Workday exp. preferred)
• Knowledge of human resource technologies and business processes
• Ability to successfully manage conflict with positive results
• Strong bias for action. Must be a self-starter and highly motivated
• Ability to comfortably work in a fast paced, often ambiguous and event driven environment
• Business aptitude is preferred since this job will have moderate interaction with HR, Accounting and Operations

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.