Director, Global Payroll

TL;DR

Director, Global Payroll: Overseeing and managing payroll operations across multiple countries and regions ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing. Focus on maintaining compliance with local, national, and international payroll laws and tax regulations.

Location: Hybrid (Ireland). Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of Ireland, hirify.global reserves the right to decline the application for this position.

Company

hirify.global is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale.

What you will do

• Lead and manage global payroll operations, covering EMEA, Americas, and APJ regions.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll processing for all hirify.global employees, including expatriates and remote workers.
• Maintain compliance with local, national, and international payroll laws and tax regulations.
• Implement and maintain payroll systems and software, driving automation and process improvements.
• Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers and oversee service delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Extensive experience (15 years plus) of managing multi-country payroll operations, preferably within the software or technology sector.
• Strong understanding of global payroll regulations, compliance, and tax issues.
• Proficiency with payroll software systems (e.g., ADP, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, etc.).
• Fluency in English; additional languages are advantageous.

Nice to have

• Professional payroll certification (such as CPP, CIPP, or equivalent).
• Experience working in a rapidly growing, international software company.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and implement new technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• We offer a monthly benefit cash allowance equal to 10% from the employees’ base salary gross per calendar month.
• This allows the employees to procure their own healthcare, pension and life assurance cover.