Payroll Team Lead

Role Overview
The Payroll Team Lead  will own end-to-end regional and global payroll delivery, with a strong focus on India payroll. The role serves as the primary escalation point for Payroll Vendors, HR, and Finance, leads a payroll team, ensures compliance, and drives service excellence and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end payroll processing for supported markets with accountability for accuracy, timelines, and compliance
Act as L3 escalation and liaison between Payroll Vendors, HR, and Finance
Ensure payroll validations (gross-to-net, bank files), SLA/KPI delivery, and risk mitigation (SOX, data privacy)
Own payroll MIS, dashboards, reconciliations, audits, and year-end activities
Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement
Coach, develop, and engage the payroll team
Must-Have Experience & Skills
7–9 years payroll experience; multi-country exposure preferred
5–7 years of team handling experience
Strong I...