Payroll Process Owner EMEA

About the Role

As a Payroll Process Owner, you will be a key driver in streamlining and optimizing the delivery of payroll, time, and benefits (PTB) services across the EMEA region. Reporting to the Global PTB Lead, you will act as a strategic bridge between regional operational teams and global product management to ensure our solutions are both efficient and scalable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner and regional representative for PTB operational teams, ensuring alignment with Global Best Practices
• Define end-to-end processes in collaboration with local PTB leads and cross-functional partners in Finance, Treasury, and IT
• Prioritize regional requirements by collecting business needs and balancing them against global priorities and roadmap planning
• Drive harmonization and simplification of processes and practices across the region to foster a "OneRoche" approach
• Collaborate with Product Owners (specifically Workday Time & Absence) to support technical discussions and system round tables
• Manage vendor relationships alongside global leadership, interfacing with key partners such as Workday, ADP, and Deloitte
• Support service governance by overseeing regional KPIs, Service Catalogs, and compliance audits (e.g., ICFR and SOD controls)

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Payroll, Time/Absence, and Benefits administration, preferably in a complex shared services environment
• Solid working knowledge of Workday and experience managing relationships with external payroll vendors
• Ability to engage and influence diverse partners beyond the HR function, including Finance and IT
• Background in managing business processes and a proven track record of leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize competing requirements in a rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrated end-to-end accountability, utilizing critical thinking and problem‑solving to ensure high‑quality service delivery
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken) and embrace working within a multicultural, global organization

Benefits

• Development opportunities: learning resources, free language courses & training, international assignments, internal position changes, career shaping
• Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All‑You‑Can‑Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party
• Flexibility: Home office available (typically 2 office days/week on average) and freedom to balance corporate and private life
• A global inclusive community with collaborative culture, decision making, celebration of successes, and supportive leadership

Equal Opportunity Employer