Your New Role… 

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks?a Director, US Payroll Operations for the Global Business Services People and Culture Shared Services Payroll Department who will oversee the payroll processing of over 20,000 US employees. The Director is the owner of payroll processes and procedures ensuring best practice operations, implementation of changes for continuous improvement in accuracy and efficiency, and compliance with applicable laws, collective bargaining agreements, and company policies. A strong sense of curiosity, patience, and flexibility is essential. The Director should be committed to coaching and mentoring payroll team members. A genuine empathy for our employee population, our partners in HR, Legal, Benefits, Technology, and our team members is required.

Your Role Accountabilities… 

• Lead the day to day operations of the US multi-state payroll function servicing over 20,000 employees and 50 legal entities, with oversight of hours to gross calculations, taxes, garnishments, benefit deductions, union pension health and welfare contributions, payroll accounting, paycheck printing, and disbursement. 
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll
• Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous process improvement to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Support testing of HR and payroll system changes and enhancements. 
• Assist key stakeholders by providing information needed for the timely processing of general ledger activities, account reconciliation, treasury, tax, and other financial processes as needed. 
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and support internal and external audits including audits with federal and state tax authorities. 
• Develop high quality deliverables and presentations catered to the audience and with close attention to detail. 
• Partner with HR, Legal, Benefits, and Technology to implement and run any special initiatives and programs (e.g. bonus processing, acquisitions, changes in vendors, etc.) 
• Develop relationships and oversee services of outside payroll related vendors for taxes and garnishments, and non-US payroll processing services. 
• Support other projects and activities, as defined by senior leadership and/or enterprise activities, as directed and required. 

Qualifications & Experience… 

• Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience in payroll operations, with 8+ years leading a team, and managing sensitive and confidential information is required. Experience in US Payroll is mandatory.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPP, FPC, CPA or similar certification a plus. 
• Leadership: Demonstrated strategic leadership in multinational operations. 
• Language Requirements: Must be bilingual. Spanish / English speaking. 
• Technical Skills: Minimum 6 years of experience with Workday HR/payroll or other SaaS payroll tools required (SAP or PeopleSoft) with payroll integration and mass data loads (EIB) preferred. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft required, particularly with MS Excel. 
• Relationship Management: Strong relationship skills. Experienced in building and maintaining effective collaborations. Recognized for reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness. 
• Process Management: Advanced understanding of US federal and state regulations related to salaries, wages, taxes, benefits, and other payroll related matters required. Skilled in process management, improvements, and re-engineering.
• Organizational Skills: Excellent planning, time management, prioritization, and follow-up skills. Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail.   
• Union Requirements: Understanding of Motion Picture collective bargaining agreements and union pension health and welfare preferred. 
• Global Perspective: International experience is required, along with willingness and ability to travel occasionally to the US and within Latin America.