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Western Digital Director of Global Payroll Services in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

Job Overview:

We have an opening for a Director of Global Payroll Services who will oversee and optimize our organization’s payroll processes.

As the Director of Global Payroll Services, you will lead and mentor the global payroll delivery team, collaborate with key internal stakeholders, and manage external service providers to ensure that payroll is processed smoothly and accurately for the over 40,000 employees across the organization in the Americas, APAC and EMEA.

The role requires high-energy, strong leadership, outstanding communication skills, forward-thinking, and ability to partner effectively across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead global 20-person payroll team with regional managers for compliant and timely processing of payroll for 40,000 global employees.

· Partner with Finance, HR, IT, and payroll team to set a strategic direction for global payroll, time keeping, and attendance systems.

· Collaborate with Finance, IT, consultants, and cross-functional team leaders for timely and successful delivery of global projects.

· Provide leadership for the payroll delivery as we undertake the implementation of a new payroll system (ADP Celergo) in Europe.

· Ensure development of a high-performing, service-oriented team with a focus on technology-focused process improvement and compliance with Federal, State, and other jurisdictions tax and labor law requirements.

· Serve as a key partner for our stakeholders and payroll-managed service providers, using the latest technologies, such as Workday HR, Dayforce, and ADP Payroll Suites, to improve and streamline our processes.

· Lead efforts to ensure that payroll is done correctly, efficiently, and on time and that we comply with each country's relevant payroll and regulatory requirements.

· Responsible for payroll audits to comply with SOX and local country-specific requirements.

Qualifications

Qualification and Skills:

· 15+ years of global payroll processing and management experience, experience in global expansion and setup, M&A integration, and vendor management.

· Technical and working knowledge of global payroll accounting rules and standards.

· Experience with ADP GlobalView, ADP Celergo, Dayforce, and other leading payroll systems, business process outsourcing, and stakeholder management.

· Strong change management skills with an ability to manage internal stakeholders to ensure payroll operations are compliant while meeting business objectives.

· Advanced working knowledge of global payroll operations, including regulations, taxes, C&B, and equity reporting.

· High degree of understanding of time keeping and attendance processes and payroll operations.

· Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, and excels in highly complex situations with flexibility, creativity, efficiency, and prioritization.

· Strong leadership skills in building high-performing teams with mentorship driven team development.

· Bachelor’s degree with a focus on accounting, or business-related field preferred.

· Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

  • An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.

  • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.

  • You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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