Director, Payroll Operations

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.Join us to transform the way the world works. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.  This role will be based in Sunnyvale, CA.The Global Payroll and Employment Tax team is looking for a creative, enthusiastic, and tenured Director of NAMER Payroll Operations who will be responsible for leading the payroll operations team through the end-to-end execution of payroll. This person will work closely with the Payroll Employment Tax team as well as other cross-functional stakeholders to drive the payroll strategy and ensure payroll is executed accurately and on time. The Director of NAMER Payroll Operations will have led a payroll team in a complex and dynamic environment and will be able to leverage prior US and Canada payroll experience. To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to be organized and deadline driven, ensuring recurring assignments are handled on a timely basis while contributing to special cross-functional projects and addressing unusual developments. This position requires a highly motivated professional with a strong drive and skillset to lead the payroll team with compliance and improvement initiatives.    Responsibilities: Reports to the Senior Director, Global Payroll & Employment Tax Lead the NAMER payroll operations ensuring accurate and timely processing, in accordance with company policies and local tax and labour regulations. Manage, coach, and develop the NAMER Payroll Operations team. Ensure all monthly, quarterly, and annual filings and year-end statements are issued per local legislation. Build and maintain a strong relationship with key stakeholders within the HRIT/Operations, Compensation, Benefits, Finance, and other related organizations to ensure optimization of the end-to-end payroll input and output processes. Ensure the proper processing and reporting of salary, equity, bonuses, and benefits and taxes at employee, agency, and enterprise level. Manage 3rd party relationships with our payroll providers. Manage the preparation of relevant management quarterly business reviews, KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and payroll metrics.&nb...