Payroll DS Manager

Johnson & Johnson

Payroll Manager at Johnson & Johnson managing multi-country payroll operations, ensuring compliance and providing leadership in a hybrid environment.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRaynham • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $102,000 - $204,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage end-to-end payroll delivery for assigned countries, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing in compliance with company policy and local statutory requirements
Oversee payroll controls, approvals (including off-cycle payments), reconciliations, payroll accounting entries, and statutory remittances
Ensure audit readiness by maintaining robust documentation, records, and payroll calendars
Support internal, external, and regulatory audits as required
Build strong, trusted relationships with senior country stakeholders and global partners across HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Compliance, IT, Procurement, and Employee Relations
Serve as the primary escalation point for complex payroll issues, ensuring effective resolution and adherence to service commitments
Manage performance of third-party payroll vendors, ensuring adherence to SLAs, operational metrics, and contractual obligations
Lead and manage a matrixed team of payroll supervisors and individual contributors
Own hiring, performance management, coaching, career development, succession planning, and resource allocation across assigned team
Promote a positive and inclusive work environment, fostering teamwork, and encouraging professional development
Lead payroll-related business, statutory, or compliance driven projects, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, and budget
Stabilize existing payroll processes while driving continuous improvement, simplification, automation, and standardization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 7 years of prior experience in Payroll, HR and/or Finance operations
A minimum of 3 years in a Management/People Leader role is required
Strong experience managing multi-country payroll operations
Proven experience overseeing payroll controls, compliance, audits, and statutory requirements
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through change in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent English language written and verbal communication abilities, with strong presentation and facilitation skills
Adaptable and capable of navigating through ambiguity & work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Experience in knowledge management systems and proficiency with compliance requirements (e.g. SOX, business controls, etc.) are preferred
Certification in the following areas are preferred: Payroll, Project Management, Analytics, Lean Six Sigma/Design Thinking.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
401(k) savings plan
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (for employees who reside in Colorado: 48 hours; for employees in Washington: 56 hours)
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingpayroll controlspayroll accountingstatutory remittancesaudit readinesscomplianceperformance managementcontinuous improvementautomationstandardization

Soft Skills

leadershipanalytical skillsdecision-makingproblem-solvingcommunicationpresentation skillsfacilitation skillsadaptabilityteamworkcoaching

Certifications

Payroll certificationProject Management certificationAnalytics certificationLean Six Sigma certificationDesign Thinking certification