Director, Global Payroll Process Leader

As a global medtech company, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow—because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions — we aspire to alter the course of lives.

As a global medtech leader, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow—because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions — we aspire to alter the course of lives.

As our Director, Global Payroll Process Leader, you will own the strategy, governance, and end-to-end delivery of payroll across LivaNova worldwide, including direct oversight of US payroll. You will ensure accurate, timely, compliant, and consistent payroll delivery while driving the transformation, standardization, and simplification of the global payroll operating model.

You will partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, Internal Audit, shared services, and external payroll providers to strengthen controls, improve service delivery, and create a trusted payroll experience for employees.

This is an opportunity to shape and modernize a global payroll function, leading transformation across a complex multi-country landscape while acting as the senior escalation point for payroll matters at the leadership level.

What We Can Offer You

At LivaNova, you'll help change the trajectory of lives for a new day while working alongside passionate teams dedicated to delivering impactful innovation for patients worldwide.

We offer:

• A global role in an innovative medical technology environment that supports professional growth and development.
• Opportunities to collaborate with international clinicians and cross-functional teams to bring life-changing solutions to patients.
• A culture grounded in Empowered Accountability, Curious Mindset, Constructive Collaboration, and Thoughtful Humility.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Base salary range (Italy): €97,500 - €146,250

Base salary range (Germany): €112,500 - €168,750

Base salary range (UK): £178,750 - £118,125

Bonus target: 20% (note that actual percentage may vary based on business and program considerations)

If you're inspired by purpose-driven work, meaningful innovation, and the opportunity to bring New Life in Action every day, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

What You’ll Do

• Own the global payroll strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with HR and business priorities while delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll across all regions, including direct oversight of US payroll.
• Establish strong payroll governance, controls, and compliance, ensuring consistent validations, checks, and approvals while leading internal, external, and statutory audits and addressing corrective actions.
• Lead global payroll transformation, including supplier consolidation, operating model modernization, process standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Manage the global payroll ecosystem, including shared services and external payroll providers, setting service levels and KPIs, monitoring performance, and leading supplier selection, contracting, and onboarding where required.
• Champion the employee payroll experience, ensuring employees receive accurate, timely, and easy-to-understand pay while simplifying employee-facing processes, communications, and query resolution.
• Own the payroll technology roadmap, partnering with IT to enhance payroll, HCM, and time & attendance systems and ensuring effective integration with HR and Finance systems.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global payroll team, working across geographically dispersed and multicultural environments while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, IT, and Internal Audit and serving as the senior escalation point for payroll matters.

Your Background & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; a relevant professional payroll certification is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience, with proven responsibility for payroll across multiple regions and knowledge with US payroll.
• Strong knowledge of multi-regional payroll practices, statutory requirements, tax regulations, payroll controls, compliance frameworks, and audit readiness.
• Proven experience leading payroll transformation and operational improvement, including process standardization, simplification, automation, supplier consolidation, and shared services operating models.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience managing external suppliers, implementation partners, and geographically dispersed teams, combined with excellent communication, executive presence, project management, analytical, and risk-management skills.

Welcome to impact. Welcome to innovation. Welcome to your new life.