Director of Payroll

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for end-to-end global payroll operations within a centralized shared services model.
• Lead and develop global payroll teams supporting multiple regions and countries.
• Own and maintain global payroll governance frameworks, including SOPs, segregation of duties, and approval workflows.
• Ensure payroll processes comply with SOX and internal control requirements, partnering with Internal and External Audit.
• Manage global payroll accrual processes, including wages, bonuses, commissions, and statutory costs.
• Partner with Finance on month-end and year-end close, GL postings, and reconciliations.
• Provide leadership for the ADP, CloudPay, and Workday payroll ecosystems.
• Manage relationships with global payroll vendors and monitor SLAs and performance metrics.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across payroll operations.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive payroll experience with global and/or shared services leadership.
• Experience operating in a public company or SOX-controlled environment.
• Hands-on experience with ADP, CloudPay, and Workday.
• Deep expertise in payroll accruals, reconciliations, and financial close processes.
• Proven experience managing multi-country payroll operations.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or scaling global payroll shared services or centers of excellence.
• Experience with payroll transformation or global system implementations.
• Exposure to internal controls, audits, and risk management.
• MBA, CPA, or relevant payroll certification.

About the Company

Zeta Global is a NYSE-listed data-powered marketing technology company that combines a massive proprietary data set with Artificial Intelligence to unlock consumer intent and drive business growth. Our technology powers end-to-end marketing programs for some of the world's leading brands across all digital channels.