Payroll Operations Leader
MasterBrand, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Design and lead the payroll operations team and processes to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all associates across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
- Partner closely with HR, Finance and Accounting, and other key stakeholders to execute end-to-end payroll processes and resolve complex payroll-related issues.
- Build proactive partnerships with external vendors to ensure payroll processes are executed timely, accurately, and in full compliance with all regulations and company standards.
- Leverage and coach the continuous improvement tools empowering the team to proactively identify, root cause, and solve problems to drive sustainable process improvements.
- Champion operational excellence by fostering a culture of innovation to identify and evaluate impactful solutions to drive process efficiency and automation, allowing the team to focus on higher-value activities.
- Analyze payroll data and metrics to identify trends, ensure data integrity, and support informed decision-making for leadership.
- Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness, accuracy, and efficiency of payroll operations, and lead the team through problem-solving when targets are not met.
- Lead payroll integration during mergers and acquisitions, partnering with upstream and downstream process owners to ensure seamless transitions and maintain operational continuity across all entities.
- Develop and maintain documentation for payroll procedures, controls, and process improvements to support audit readiness and operational transparency.
- Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local payroll regulations, proactively monitoring legislative changes and implementing necessary adjustments to maintain compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, or a related field required; or equivalent experience will be considered in addition to 10+ years of a combination of payroll operations and managerial responsibility.
- Experience leading payroll operations for US, Canada, and Mexico.
- Proven track record of designing and scaling payroll process automations that reduce cycle time and error rates while measurably improving the associate experience.
- HRIS experience required.
- Workday implementation, configuration, and maintenance experience AX.
- Advanced MS Office skills are required – especially Excel.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and focus teams on the highest‑value initiatives—ensuring effort is consistently directed toward the work that drives the greatest operational and associate experience impact.
- Demonstrated experience delivering and developing a team who delivers high quality, operationally excellent work.
- Must possess strong attention to detail and analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and the ability to influence and communicate at all levels in the organization.
- Occasional travel required.
Benefits
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Reasonable Accommodations
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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