Payroll Team Lead

Payroll Team Lead — Urgently hiring in the Cleveland area! Job Title: Payroll Team Lead Pay: $70,000/year Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Start Date: ASAP Ready to take the next step in your payroll career? We're seeking a Payroll Team Lead to join a growing organization near Shaker Heights, OH, where you'll help guide payroll operations, support team success, and deliver exceptional service to clients. In this role, you'll provide day-to-day leadership for the payroll team while serving as a key resource during client onboarding and payroll setup. You'll partner with internal staff to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing across a variety of pay schedules and employee classifications, while helping streamline processes, resolve payroll issues, and maintain a high standard of client support. What You'll Do As a Payroll Team Lead, you will be responsible for: Serve as a primary resource for the payroll team by assisting with questions, resolving processing challenges, and promoting efficient daily operations. Administer payroll for a diverse client portfolio, ensuring accurate and timely processing across multiple pay schedules, employee classifications, and special compensation scenarios. Assist with onboarding new payroll clients by coordinating implementation activities and providing operational support throughout the transition process. Balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly to changing deadlines while maintaining payroll accuracy. What You'll Bring The ideal candidate for this role will have: Demonstrated ability to manage payroll for a variety of pay frequencies and diverse employee groups, including salaried and hourly staff. Experience accurately processing payroll for multiple organizations or large employee populations in a fast-paced environment. Ability to adjust priorities quickly, respond effectively to shifting workloads, and meet critical payroll deadlines. Prior experience providing guidance, training, or day-to-day support to coworkers or serving in an informal leadership capacity is beneficial. Exposure to payroll platforms such as ADP, Vensure, or similar payroll systems is preferred. Why Join Us? Opportunity to lead a dedicated payroll team in a fast-paced environment Work remotely with team collaboration and occasional onsite meetings Competitive salary of $70K, with potential for future roles within the organization Be part of a company that values talent and offers growth opportunities Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including healthcare coverage and paid time off Location & Schedule: This position is on site in the Cleveland area. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Stivers