Director of Payroll Strategy

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You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: 0800-1600

Position Summary

The Director of Payroll Strategy develops the strategic direction and executes MultiCare's strategy for the management of multi-state payroll. The Director partners with Compensation, Benefits, HRIS, IT and Finance to execute this strategy.

Essential Functions

• Leads and oversees work on all system initiatives that impact payroll

• Develops process improvements within payroll and partners with Director of Payroll Operations and other stakeholders with implementation of the improvements

• Reviews payroll impacting organizational decisions, proposes and advocates for changes to ensure standardization across the organization where needed

• Develop KPIs/targets to ensure that the strategy is executed appropriately for the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in accounting, finance, business or other related field

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience leading large complex payroll departments

• Minimum five (5) years of management or supervisory experience

• Prior experience in an integrated multi-state payroll organization required

• Prior experience in a union environment required

• Prior experience with complex compensation structures preferred

• Prior experience with executive and physician compensation programs preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America's Best Employers by State” in 2025
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $129,293.00 - $186,035.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.