Payroll Manager

We're partnering with a well-established global organization seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to provide leadership and stability to its U.S. payroll team during a critical period of business and ERP transformation. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll leader who enjoys coaching teams, driving operational excellence, and ensuring compliance in a fast-paced, complex environment. This is a hybrid contract opportunity with the potential for extension beyond the initial 8-week assignment. What You'll Do Lead the day-to-day operations of the U.S. payroll function Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely service delivery Coach, mentor, and develop the payroll team while fostering accountability and confidence Build scalable processes, governance, and operational consistency Serve as the primary escalation point for payroll operations Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and project teams to balance daily payroll activities with ongoing ERP transformation initiatives Use reporting, metrics, and continuous improvement to enhance payroll performance What We're Looking For Proven leadership experience managing medium-to-large U.S. payroll operations Deep knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations, taxation, and compliance Strong experience developing and coaching payroll professionals Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining operational excellenceExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills Confident decision-maker who can work independently and set priorities Experience navigating organizational change and leading teams through transition Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with PeopleSoft Payroll Experience supporting ERP implementations or system migrations (Oracle Fusion or similar is a plus) Background working within large, global, or complex organizations #J-18808-Ljbffr