Senior Manager, Global Payroll
Groq- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Supporting our customers in accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, and enhancing operations in their laboratories is our top priority. Our distributed team of over 120,000 colleagues delivers a pioneering combination of brand new technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services across our top brands like Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
Reporting into HR Operations, Global Payroll is a critical, evolving function that is accountable for the pay of over 120,000 employees across the world.
As the EMEA Payroll Director, you will command the oversight of payroll operations across 45 countries and a dynamic team of over 80 professionals. Handling a significant annual gross payroll exceeding $2 billion USD, you will ensure that payroll services are driven with precision, compliance, and timeliness, meeting the intricate demands of varied country legislations. Your role will encompass supporting over 45,000 colleagues across multiple legal entities.
In this influential role, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, exercising independent judgment to address difficult issues and drive critical initiatives. You will adeptly navigate a landscape of high ambiguity while inspiring the transformation of Thermo Fisher Payroll to a best-in-class global operation. Your sophisticated leadership skills will be critical as you shape and influence strategy and establish operational standards in the EMEA region.
You will play a pivotal senior role in implementing a multi-year Global Payroll roadmap, steering critical initiatives and supporting merger and acquisition activities. Regular interaction with senior customers and vendor partners will require you to demonstrate strong influence, collaboration, and negotiation skills. Your experience with Works Councils and unions will be highly valued. By harnessing extensive industry knowledge and fostering a culture of steadfast continuous improvement, you will drive Thermo Fisher’s aggressive growth objectives, redefining the payroll function into an extraordinary model of excellence.
Provides life sciences products and services
Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.