Director, Global Payroll Process Leader

As a global medtech company, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow—because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions — we aspire to alter the course of lives. As our Director, Global Payroll Process Leader , you will own the strategy, governance, and end-to-end delivery of payroll across LivaNova worldwide, including direct oversight of US payroll. You will ensure accurate, timely, compliant, and consistent payroll delivery while driving the transformation, standardization, and simplification of the global payroll operating model. You will partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, Internal Audit, shared services, and external payroll providers to strengthen controls, improve service delivery, and create a trusted payroll experience for employees. This is an opportunity to shape and modernize a global payroll function, leading transformation across a complex multi-country landscape while acting as the senior escalation point for payroll matters at the leadership level. Your New Role Own the global payroll strategy and roadmap , ensuring alignment with HR and business priorities while delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll across all regions, including direct oversight of US payroll. Establish strong payroll governance, controls, and compliance , ensuring consistent validations, checks, and approvals while leading internal, external, and statutory audits and addressing corrective actions. Lead global payroll transformation , including supplier consolidation, operating model modernization, process standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement to reduce manual effort and operational risk. Manage the global payroll ecosystem , including shared services and external payroll providers, setting service levels and KPIs, monitoring performance, and leading supplier selection, contracting, and onboarding where required. Champion the employee payroll experience , ensuring employees receive accurate, timely, and easy-to-understand pay while simplifying employee-facing processes, communications, and query resolution. Own the payroll technology roadmap , partnering with IT to enhance payroll, HCM, and time & attendance systems and ensuring effective integration with HR and Finance systems. Lead and develop a high-performing global payroll team , working across geographically dispersed and multicultural environments while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, and Internal Audit and serving as the senior escalation point for payroll matters. About You …