Payroll Director

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧾 Payroll

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MGT

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1974

💼 Consulting

📚 Education

🔒 Cybersecurity

Consulting • Education • Cybersecurity

MGT is a leading provider of specialized technology and advisory solutions focused on improving performance and efficiency in education systems, state and local government, and critical infrastructure. With over 50 years of experience, MGT combines advanced IT managed services with trusted advisory expertise to tackle mission-critical issues such as cybersecurity, data protection, and digital transformation. Their commitment to social impact drives their efforts to enhance communities by shaping educational practices and optimizing public services.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and implementation of the strategy, plan, and roadmap for a world-class payroll function • Manage a team overseeing the full life cycle payroll function • Ensure timely and accurate bi-weekly payroll processing and post-payroll activities • Respond to and address routine payroll- and compliance-related inquiries • Lead annual audits, compensation reviews, year-end reporting, and open enrollment activities • Oversee international payroll operations, local payroll vendors, and country-specific compliance • Manage payroll due diligence, third-party integration activities, and payroll vendor relationships • Define, design, maintain, and enhance payroll and related HR technologies • Serve as payroll systems subject matter expert focused on employee experience • Assess and deploy a new payroll system for 2026 • Support due diligence and combination phases for MGT’s inorganic growth plan • Design and implement payroll policies and procedures • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, tax filings, registrations, and reporting • Monitor employment law and regulatory changes • Identify and implement payroll process improvements • Lead process improvement initiatives • Establish communication channels for employee feedback on payroll matters • Act as liaison between employees and management • Provide consultation and support for payroll operations, HR technologies, and compliance • Develop and analyze payroll and system metrics, data, SLAs, and trends • Lead or contribute to HR lifecycle, HR technology implementation, process improvement, and compliance audit initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, finance, or a related field • Seven (7) or more years of progressive payroll experience, including experience leading a team • Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. payroll compliance requirements and state and local payroll tax reporting • Three (3) or more years of project management and solution delivery experience • Ability to plan and lead complex initiatives • Experience with multi-state payroll operations and payroll system administration • Proven ability to improve payroll processes and employee experiences through hands-on, detail-oriented leadership • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize disparate information into clear, actionable reports and recommendations • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills • Ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization • Ability to work independently in a virtual, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, diverse, and dynamic environment • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills • Experience in a professional services or hyper growth environment strongly preferred • CPP, NACPB, SHRM-CP/SCP and/or PHR/SPHR certifications preferred • Experience supporting organizations through acquisitions and integration • Experience with Dayforce HRIS preferred • Experience supporting payroll operations outside the United States, including coordination with local payroll vendors and compliance with country-specific payroll and statutory requirements, preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Salaried exempt position • Opportunity to support a rapidly growing organization • Opportunity to lead and build a world-class payroll function • Opportunity to enhance payroll and HR technology capabilities • Opportunity to lead project, process improvement, and HR technology initiatives