Payroll System Implementation Lead
DocuSign
Payroll System Implementation Lead
- Location
- IE-Remote
- Category
- Finance & Accounting
- Position Type
- Hidden (29196)
Company Overview
Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).
What you'll do
This is a contract role (24 months) leading the International payroll team’s participation in a global payroll transformation project. Docusign is consolidating its payroll vendor landscape and implementing Dayforce as a single unified global payroll system. This role will be responsible for the smooth transition of our Ireland, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, India and Israel entities onto the new system. This role will be involved in all phases of the project, from planning, through implementation, to go-live. It will closely collaborate with our vendors, implementation consultants and internal payroll teams to ensure successful delivery of the project. Candidates should have experience leading or managing payroll, preferably in a multinational environment as well as a proven track record of managing and delivering payroll system implementations. An understanding of local regulations and compliance requirements in some or all of the countries previously listed, is important and in-depth knowledge of payroll and HRM systems is needed. Attention to detail and the ability to manage and deliver results under strict deadlines as well as working effectively cross-functionally in a rapidly changing environment is critical.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director, EMEA Accounting.
Responsibility
Lead the International participation in the global payroll transformation project, transitioning payrolls from multiple vendors to a unified global provider
Drive payroll system implementation, including planning, requirements gathering, testing, data validation, cutover and go-live
Review new global processes, to ensure local requirements are flagged and appropriately considered
Collaborate with HR, Finance, Benefits, Technical and IT teams, and external vendors to ensure seamless payroll integrations and data accuracy
Develop and document payroll processes, policies, and controls to ensure compliance with local regulations and company standards
Enable adoption of new technology, systems and processes through change management, training and stakeholder engagement
Prepare and present regular project updates and payroll reports to senior leadership
Maintain strict confidentiality of payroll data and ensure robust data security practices
Job Designation
Remote: Employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and works from a designated remote work location for the majority of the time.
Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.
What you bring
Basic
Degree in business related discipline
12+ years of payroll experience including at least 6+ in a managerial capacity at a fast-paced, high volume, high growth, multinational company
Experience in leading international payroll in particular Irish, UK and German payroll, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, India and Israel experience
Experience leading payroll transformation or system implementation projects, ensuring seamless integration and user adoption
Experience in stock payroll (RSU’s, options, ESPP)
Preferred
Professional payroll certification (e.g. IPASS, CPP or similar)
Project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
Experience working with large corporate payroll systems such as UKG, Dayforce, ADP, Workday
Experience managing payroll for globally mobile employees
Experience with change management in a complex, fast paced environment
Experience working as part of a geographically dispersed team
Excellent project management, organizational, and analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills
High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
Focus on continuous improvement and standardisation of payroll operations and systems
Must be self-motivated, flexible and able to work under pressure
Life at DocuSign
Working here
Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what’s right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.
We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.
Accommodation
Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at accommodations@docusign.com.
If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at taops@docusign.com for assistance.