Vice President, Payroll

Description

About this role:

Gartner is seeking a Vice President, Payroll to lead the Gartner payroll function globally. This role will drive operational excellence in payroll, delivering a seamless customer experience to our global Gartner Associate population. This person will be a critical leader within the Finance function.

What you will do:

Manage the Payroll Function globally supporting over 20,000 Gartner Associates located in ~40 countries.

Lead, mentor, and develop the payroll team to ensure high performance and professional growth.

Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for multi-state and international associates, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

Develop and implement payroll policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard company assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

Collaborate with Finance, HR, Legal, and IT departments to streamline payroll processes and integrate payroll systems with other business platforms.

Manage relationships with external vendors and payroll service providers.

Partner closely with stakeholders in Finance, HR, Legal, and Compliance to ensure smooth payroll operations while mitigating risk.

Own and manage a hybrid service model with a combination of team members and external vendors.

Drive and support continuous improvement by supporting management initiatives and developing and documenting new processes.

Provide experience and guidance across the pillars of customer experience, technology, and compliance.

Review processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency/accuracy and implement solutions.

Present and provide updates to the most senior levels of the organization.

Establish visionary controls by leveraging technology to oversee timely, accurate, and compliant payroll operations.

What you will need:

15+ years of payroll and/or payroll operations experience

Global payroll experience, including leading a global team

Experience with ADP, including GlobalView and Celergo, highly preferred.

An action oriented mindset, including balancing tradeoffs, a willingness to roll up your sleeve and do what it takes to get things done.

Ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders across the organization

Strong organizational skills including the ability to juggle multiple priorities

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Ability to lead/influence cross-functional teams across all levels of the organization and work collaboratively in a matrixed environment

A customer service mindset

Strong data and analytical skills

Ability to work in a culture that thrives on feedback and seeks opportunities to stretch outside of one’s comfort zone.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 129,000 USD - 179,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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