Job Summary

The Payroll Experience team owns, designs and delivers brilliant execution of payroll processes globally. The Payroll Manager plays a critical leadership role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations across assigned markets while driving continuous improvement, digital enablement and operational excellence. The Global Payroll Manager leads payroll operations across multiple countries, partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, Technology and external providers to deliver accurate, compliant and employee-centric payroll services while driving digital transformation, automation and AI-enabled operational excellence.

Responsibilities

- Own operational payroll delivery and budget performance across assigned markets, providing clear visibility of costs, variances and improvement opportunities.
- Deliver cost optimisation through process simplification, automation and effective vendor management.
- Contribute to business cases for technology and transformation investments, defining expected benefits and tracking delivery within the assigned scope.
- Manage multi-country payroll across diverse statutory, tax, labour and data privacy requirements, including applicable SOX environments.
- Oversee complex payroll activities, including year-end processing, audits,



statutory payments, cross-border payroll and employee escalations.
- Coordinate with HR, Finance, Tax, Technology and payroll providers to resolve dependencies and implement regulatory changes within agreed timelines.
- Lead payroll teams with clear accountabilities, delivery expectations and a solid focus on employee outcomes.
- Build capability in payroll controls, digital tools, analytics and process improvement through coaching and structured development.
- Use performance data to guide decisions, prioritise improvements and strengthen accountability.
- Influence market and global stakeholders to resolve issues and deliver shared operational and transformation objectives.

Purpose of the role

Own accurate, compliant and timely payroll delivery across assigned markets. Strengthen service resilience, employee experience and cost efficiency through effective controls, capable teams, vendor accountability.

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📌 Global Payroll Manager - Operations (Bengaluru)
🏢 Diageo
📍 Bengaluru