The Global Payroll Manager leads and manages payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with local regulations, optimizing processes, and integrating strategies with business objectives. Responsibilities include overseeing end-to-end payroll processing, implementing and maintaining payroll policies, managing third-party providers, handling employee compensation, staying updated on global payroll tax laws, partnering with legal, finance, and HR teams, managing audits, developing global payroll strategies, identifying automation opportunities, standardizing processes, fostering strong relationships with cross-functional teams, ensuring accurate reconciliation and reporting, and analyzing payroll data. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and expertise in global payroll systems, employer and payroll tax laws, and compliance.