Global Payroll Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.

About Informa TechTarget

Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment

• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy

• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership

• Custom content that engages and prompts action

• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

This is a hybrid role (3 days/week in office) and is based our Newton, MA office.

The Global Payroll Manager will lead payroll operations, primarily focused on the US and UK payroll, with the remainder global. You’ll define and build a payroll team for our recently merged business and work to upgrade our current payroll system during 2025. The Payroll Manager will own the day-to-day operations of the payroll function, alongside the ongoing transformation including technology, operational and capability improvements.

This role offers a significant growth opportunity. The initial focus will be on quickly defining and building a payroll team following a recent merger. Once established, the role will be responsible for running the team moving forward and identifying further opportunities for payroll transformation and optimization.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Manage payroll for the US & UK predominantly, with some global responsibilities, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Ensure compliance with tax laws and payroll regulations.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant payroll laws and changes.
• Work closely with payroll providers, HR, and Finance teams.
• Manage payroll data integrity and maintain employee records in compliance with data protection regulations.
• Create and maintain payroll policies, ensuring compliance and data security.
• Oversee year-end processes and compliance filings.
• Manage cross-border and expatriate payroll cases.
• Lead implementation and integration of new payroll systems.
• Implement payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and integrations to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Run regular audits and resolve payroll issues.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and emerging trends in global payroll management.
• Support HR, Finance, and Tax with payroll questions and compliance.
• Train teams on payroll policies and tools.
• Advise on payroll during mergers and acquisitions.

• Proven experience as an International Payroll Manager or similar role, with a focus on managing payroll operations across multiple countries and regions.
• Minimum 5 years of global payroll experience
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) qualification is highly desirable.
• Ideally experience with ADP, but more importantly strong system knowledge to define requirements for payroll platform transformation and optimization.
• Familiarity with the operations and regulations of US stock exchanges.
• Prefferred experience in SOX compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration experience with other teams such as HR, Finance, and Tax.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Experience setting up a new payroll team or capability from scratch, or as part of an integration.
• In-depth knowledge of global payroll regulations, tax laws, and compliance requirements for various jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of statutory deductions, tax rates, social security requirements, and benefits regulations in different countries.
• Experience working with international payroll service providers and managing relationships with external vendors.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to navigate complex payroll scenarios and provide effective solutions.
• Proficiency in payroll software and systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is preferred.
• Adaptable and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, self-starting, and independent with a strong focus on finding solutions, not just identifying problems ("resolver" mentality).
• Excellent team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

The pay range for this position is $90,000-$120,000 annually depending on experience.

TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

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