Senior Global Payroll Manager

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is seeking a Senior Global Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of payroll across its global workforce. The role requires a hands-on approach to payroll execution, reconciliations, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration, as well as setting the global payroll strategy, policies, and operating framework for the organisation.

Requirements

• Professional payroll qualification such as CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) or equivalent
• Significant experience managing complex multi-country payroll operations, ideally across 40+ jurisdictions
• Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices across multiple jurisdictions
• Extensive UK payroll experience, including strong knowledge of PAYE legislation, HMRC RTI submissions, and UK year-end requirements (P60s, P11Ds)
• Proven experience leading and developing payroll teams, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture
• Experience working with global HRIS or payroll systems, ideally Workday
• Intermediate to expert user of Excel with strong attention to detail and a high level of data manipulation and reporting capability
• Experience implementing and administering employee benefits and pension schemes
• Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and benefit best practices and external regulatory requirements
• Technical and analytical skills for application with payroll and benefits reporting
• Understanding of financial processing, controls and compliance
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage relationships with external providers and advisors

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance