Global Process Owner Payroll

Location: Veldhoven, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global Business Services supports People Operations and the transformation of global employee and manager services.

What you will do

• Own the global payroll process framework covering payroll inputs, validation, payments, payslips, tax documentation, pension and social security contributions, corrections, and year-end activities.
• Define global standards, controls, minimum requirements, documentation, ownership, decision rights, and country-specific variations.
• Translate policy, regulatory, and business requirements into scalable procedures and work instructions.
• Set the process roadmap and KPIs, using data, incidents, feedback, and root-cause analysis to drive structural improvements.
• Lead standardization, simplification, automation, self-service, implementations, provider transitions, and regulatory or organizational changes.
• Partner with HR, Rewards, Tax, Finance, IT, regional People Operations teams, and payroll providers while acting as the escalation point for cross-regional issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in payroll, global process ownership, payroll transformation, or HR shared services.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, and dependencies involving time, employee data, compensation, benefits, tax, and finance.
• Experience designing and improving processes across multiple countries or regions.
• Experience leading complex process or technology transformations.
• Experience with HR and service-management platforms such as Workday and ServiceNow.
• Strong end-to-end process, governance, analytical, transformation, implementation, and change-management capabilities.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and regions and balance global standards, controls, and local requirements.
• Fluent English, clear and persuasive communication, structured judgment, an outcome-oriented approach, and willingness to challenge established practices.

Nice to have

• Experience working with payroll providers.
• Knowledge of Lean or comparable continuous-improvement methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Role within the Global Operational Excellence team in People Operations, hirify.global Business Services.
• Opportunity to influence employee trust, compliance, scalability, and service quality across a critical global process.
• Collaborative environment aligned with hirify.global’s values of Challenge, Collaborate, and Care.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Hiring process

• Apply with an English CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience and motivation.