Director, Global Payroll

The Director, Global Payroll will be responsible for the successful processing and analysis of the NFL’s league level bi-weekly payroll, which includes approximately 5,000 employees at peak times during the season and is made up of full-time exempt, part-time and seasonal nonexempt and certain collectively bargained union employees. This also includes the oversight for all payroll relating to the NFL’s International Operations which currently includes locations in the UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Australia, Spain and Brazil.

This position requires the Director, Global Payroll to have extensive experience managing all aspects of payroll and time reporting laws (domestically and internationally), and experience with related systems and processing activities. This position will lead the payroll team (inclusive of a third-party managed services provider, a time reporting team and currently various outsourced providers in our international locations) and will be expected to implement best in class processes.

This position will be tasked with maintaining a team that successfully runs payroll but also proactively audits and analyzes the payroll and time data. The NFL is looking for a dynamic and compelling leader who will work collaboratively with the departments responsible for employing static and dynamic workforces (principally Human Resources, Football Operations, Global Events and Global Media teams). This person must be proactive, manage and prioritize complex and time sensitive activities to accomplish all key objectives and bring continual improvements to the department. The ability to lead, problem solve, set, and achieve stretch goals and work in team settings and independently are necessary skills. This position will be expected to deliver results-orientated leadership through best practices and processes that provide necessary strategic execution of Payroll plans across a variety of employee groups and locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of daily operations of the Global Payroll department including supervision of internal, third-party staff and current third-party processors in certain locations.
• Responsible for overall corporate payroll strategy and execution of the payroll function and its related services across the NFL.
• Experience with executive compensation and performance-based compensation arrangements.
• Experience with time reporting systems, time tracking labor laws and integration of time systems into core payroll systems.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and international laws regarding payroll administration, tax payments etc. Resolve all matters involving compliance therewith.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience managing a large complex payroll processing environment for an organization with at least 2000 exempt and nonexempt employees in a multi-state, multi-country environment.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience overseeing a third-party managed services model in cloud-based payroll, including payroll processing, tax processing and reporting expertise
• Expert user knowledge in cloud-based payroll systems – UKG strongly preferred
• Expert user knowledge of complex time reporting rules and systems; UKG strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of payroll costing process to the general ledger and balancing
• Skilled in report writing and data analysis using advanced Excel
• Expert knowledge of payroll tax laws and complex employee benefit programs impacting payroll
• Expert knowledge of various pay and deduction codes
• Expert knowledge of executive deferred compensation plans
• Functional experience with systems implementation and integration a strong plus
• Elevated level of leadership skills, staff motivator and strong organization and accuracy skills
• Ability to work independently and extended hours to meet all critical deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong managerial experience
• Strong work ethic, and maintains highest levels of integrity and professionalism

Travel

• Some travel as required to NFL locations (Los Angeles, New Jersey, London), 10% estimated

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week onsite.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.