Director of Payroll

Title: Director of Payroll

Salary: Up to $190,000 + 10% bonus

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid, 2 days onsite)

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

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• High-visibility leadership role reporting into senior finance leadership

  
  
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• Join a large, established organization preparing for significant growth and expansion

  
  
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• Opportunity to lead payroll transformation initiatives and strengthen processes, controls, and reporting

  
  
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• Partner closely with executive leadership to build a more efficient and scalable payroll function

  
  
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• Lead a complex, high-volume payroll operation supporting a large, multi-state workforce

  
  
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• Significant opportunity to make an immediate impact while positioning the department for long-term success

  
  
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Director of Payroll Key Responsibilities:

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• Oversee end-to-end payroll operations for a large, complex workforce of 10,000+ employees

  
  
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• Lead multi-state payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing

  
  
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• Manage complex union payroll requirements, including multiple collective bargaining agreements

  
  
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• Lead and develop the payroll team, establishing accountability, structure, and operational efficiencies

  
  
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• Drive payroll process improvements, system optimization, internal controls, and reporting enhancements

  
  
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• Partner with Finance, HR, and executive leadership to support organizational growth and workforce expansion

  
  
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Director of Payroll Qualifications:

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• Director-level payroll leadership experience within a large, complex organization

  
  
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• Experience overseeing payroll for 10,000+ employees

  
  
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• Strong multi-state payroll experience with significant union payroll and CBA exposure

  
  
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• Hands-on UKG experience required; Kronos and Dimensions experience strongly preferred

  
  
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• Proven success leading payroll teams through organizational change, process improvements, and growth

  
  
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• Experience within transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, logistics, or another large, heavily unionized environment preferred
  
  
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