Senior Payroll Manager

Job Function Finance Job Sub Function Finance Business Partners Job Category People Leader Locations New Brunswick, New Jersey; Raynham, Massachusetts, United States Job Description DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a DS Sr Mgr Global Payroll Process located in Raynham, MA or New Brunswick, NJ. We are seeking a senior manager to lead Global Payroll and Time & Attendance Process and Vendor Governance. The role oversees payroll and T&A processes, vendor governance, and risk management to ensure data quality and integrity across the enterprise. The incumbent will manage a portfolio of payroll-related projects—including system implementations, process improvements, and regulatory upgrades—aligning them with business objectives, delivering them on time and within budget, and realizing measurable benefits. The position is a subject‑matter expert in payroll business process management, defining and implementing a global standardized service model while accommodating local variations. The manager works cross‑functionally to design regional and country‑based processes, drive training delivery, and manage change and communications. Key Responsibilities Financial and HR Data Quality Management: Influence the design and execution of controls ensuring accurate employee payment data. Collaborate with HR systems feeding payroll to support overall data governance. Define Data Ownership Across Functions: Establish clear ownership structures among Payroll, Total Rewards, and HR to promote accountability and data accuracy. Steady State Project and Portfolio Management: Define portfolio vision, objectives, and success criteria; create governance framework with prioritization, stage gates, and decision rights; align portfolio with HR/Finance strategy; develop intake process; evaluate proposals using ROI, risk, regulatory impact, and strategic fit; maintain backlog; monitor progress; manage interdependencies; resolve critical issues; forecast costs; align spending with headcount and benefits; report realized benefits; manage portfolio risks; support audits; implement controls; develop change management strategies; communicate status to executives; prepare adoption and training plans; serve as liaison with HR, Finance, IT, vendors, and sponsors; oversee vendor selection, contract management, SLAs, and performance reviews. Contract Management and Financial Support: Monitor financial metrics and compliance to drive efficiency. Assess vendor performance and SLA adherence. Ensure active, compliant contracts. Steady State Change Management: Manage global change intake, governance process, and advisory board oversight. Vendor Assessments and SOC Reviews: Collaborate with IT, payroll operations, and vendors to conduct assessments and SOC reviews; complete SOX deliverables; remediate issues; ensure complementary user entity controls are effective. Audit and Advisory Support: Coordinate payroll audits, prepare documentation, respond to inquiries, and liaise with audit groups to establish corrective action plans. Process Deep Dives: Lead point of contact for global process team and country payroll teams to transform local processes into global standards; analyze key payroll processes; recommend strategic enhancements; lead root cause analysis; implement new controls; use data to improve training. User Access Management SME: Lead identity and access management efforts for payroll systems, ensuring appropriate access per IDMS workflow. Training and End‑User Readiness: Develop training content, conduct sessions, translate tasks into meaningful training and knowledge transition deliverables. Resource Planning & Talent Development: Allocate human and technical resources, balance load, identify capability gaps, and support training for PMs, analysts, and payroll specialists. Data Governance, Quality & Reporting: Ensure data integrity, privacy, and security across payroll systems; create dashboards, KPIs, and portfolio reports; standardize reporting templates. Quality Assurance & Testing Governance: Define testing strategies including UAT, data migration validation, and integration testing. Process Standardization & Automation: Champion standard PMO processes, templates, playbooks; identify automation opportunities. Benefits Tracking & Lessons Learned: Capture and socialize lessons learned; conduct post‑implementation reviews. Key Managerial Areas Strategic Development and Leadership: Develop payroll strategy, align goals, lead payroll projects, and advise on future structure. Complex Issue Management: Apply independent judgment to tackle complex financial and compliance issues. Advisory Role to Senior Leadership: Provide expert advice and guidance on critical projects. Team Management: Manage teams of managers and professionals, foster collaboration, and develop high‑performing teams. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field. 7+ years of progressive finance, payroll, and/or compliance experience focused on governance, data quality, and process. Proven experience leading major projects and global teams. Strong understanding of payroll and T&A risk control frameworks; HR or contact center experience preferred. Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior executives. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills for complex financial issues. Industry knowledge within MedTech and Innovative Medicine. Experience managing global teams and working with cross‑functional leaders. Exceptional writing and communication skills, translating complex concepts into clear messages. Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, flexible, collaborative, deadline‑driven environments. Other Requires working with global teams in NA, EMEA, LATAM, and ASPAC time zones and up to 25% travel (domestic/international). Johnson & Johnson will separate the Orthopaedics business to form a standalone company, DePuy Synthes, within 18–24 months. Upon completion, the employee will become a DePuy Synthes employee under its employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. Compensation Base pay range: $122,000.00 - $245,000.00 USD annually. Pay Transparency and Benefits Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year Sick Time: 40 hours per calendar year (48 in Colorado, 56 in Washington) Holiday Pay: 13 days per calendar year, including floating holidays Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for immediate family, 40 hours for extended family per calendar year Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time‑Off: 80 hours per calendar year Employee benefits include participation in the company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401 k), with eligibility subject to plan terms and date of hire. Equal Opportunity Employment Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Accommodation Request If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us for external applicants at or internal employees via AskGS for accommodation resources. #J-18808-Ljbffr