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Senior Director, Payroll

New York, NY, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Strategic leader responsible for vision, strategy, systems, and operations of a complex multi-entity payroll function serving employees across schools and programs.

Role type

Senior Director, Payroll (Strategic IC + Team Leadership)

Builds

Accurate, timely, compliant payroll services and sustainable operational systems for a multi-entity organization.

Domain

Education (K-12 non-profit) + Payroll Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> operational infrastructure & service delivery

Required skills

Strategic planning, internal controls design, UKG system optimization, vendor management, regulatory compliance, team leadership, risk management, process improvement, cross-functional partnership, financial coding

Preferred skills

None explicitly stated

Technologies

UKG

Responsibilities

Lead payroll operations across multiple legal entities; design and maintain internal controls; optimize payroll systems and workflows; manage external payroll vendors; ensure regulatory compliance; lead and develop the payroll team; resolve complex payroll issues; partner with People Operations and Accounting.

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on operational coverage

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