Senior Director, Global Payroll Operations 1

Overview

In this role you will lead Teva’s global payroll operations for about 30,000 employees, partnering with HR, Finance, and other functions to ensure compliant, timely delivery. You will shape the multi-year payroll strategy, modernize the payroll tech landscape, and drive a scalable, employee‑focused payroll model across countries. You’ll oversee governance, controls, and risk while enabling digital, self‑service experiences and AI-enabled support. This is a high-impact leadership role in a global, transformation‑driven environment with a strong emphasis on compliance and resilience.

Pay / Benefits

• generous annual leave
• reward plans
• flexible working schedules
• tailored health support
• career development via Twist
• meaningful community involvement

Responsibilities

• Oversee accurate, timely end-to-end payroll delivery globally with oversight of funding, reconciliations, interfaces, and issue resolution
• Develop and execute multi-year global payroll strategy, target operating model, provider strategy, and country-scale plans
• Modernize, consolidate and digitalize payroll solutions; define data ownership and scalable delivery models
• Improve employee experience via self-service, knowledge, ServiceNow, analytics, automation and AI-enabled support
• Integrate new countries, teams, providers and controls into scalable models while balancing standardization with local requirements
• Manage budgets, transformation business cases, cost improvements, and vendor transitions
• Partner with HR, Finance, Treasury and other stakeholders on funding, accounting, controls, performance and transformation
• Lead and develop global payroll teams, build succession plans, foster inclusive, high-performance culture
• Design compliant workflows, SOX controls, traceable approvals, and audit-ready documentation; oversee remediation and regulatory change
• Own payroll governance, KPIs, escalation, risk reporting and strategic reviews; ensure business continuity and crisis readiness
• Lead payroll support for audits, entity changes, M&A; oversee payroll integration with time & attendance, HR and Finance systems

Key requirements

• 15+ years of progressive, hands-on multi-country payroll experience in a large manufacturing or complex multinational organization
• Proven experience leading direct and indirect global teams and driving change
• Experience with ADP payroll solutions and SuccessFactors is advantageous; knowledge of global payroll platforms, ServiceNow, analytics, automation or AI-enabled support is desirable
• Strong vendor-management experience across sourcing, contracting, implementation, SLAs and governance
• Payroll transformation expertise spanning operating-model design, standardization, technology implementation, change management, automation and scalability
• Strong stakeholder and executive-influencing skills across HR, Finance, Treasury, IT, Procurement, Legal, Compliance and external partners
• Strong program and project management skills across multiple countries, vendors, milestones and dependencies
• Analytical ability to convert payroll data into executive insights and priorities
• Deep knowledge of payroll governance, SOX, audit readiness, data privacy, risk management, business continuity and operational resilience
• Excellent organization, prioritization, confidentiality and concise communication

• stakeholder management
• executive influence
• attention to detail
• ADP payroll solutions
• SuccessFactors
• ServiceNow

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