Global Process Owner - Payroll

Introduction to the Job

Now is the time to join ASML Business Services, People Operations. As our business continues to grow and evolve, People Operations is transforming its services to deliver a consistent, compliant and high-quality experience for employees and managers worldwide.

As Global Process Owner Payroll, you will own the global payroll process framework within People Operations. You will set standards, strengthen governance and controls, and lead continuous improvement across regions. This is an experienced role requiring independent leadership in a complex and highly regulated international environment.

Role and Responsibilities

You are accountable for the design, performance, and continuous improvement of the global payroll procedures owned and executed by People Operations.

You will:

• Own the global payroll process framework, including payroll inputs, validation, salary and off-cycle payments, payslips, tax documentation, pension and social security contributions, corrections and year-end activities.
• Define global process standards, controls and minimum requirements, while governing necessary country-specific variations.
• Translate policy, regulatory and business requirements into scalable Level 4 procedures and Level 5 work instructions.
• Maintain clear process documentation, ownership, decision rights, controls and handovers.
• Define the global payroll process roadmap and prioritize improvements, system changes and transformation initiatives.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for accuracy, timeliness, compliance, employee experience, efficiency and control effectiveness.
• Use process data, incidents, employee feedback and root-cause analysis to prevent recurring issues and drive structural improvements.
• Lead standardization, simplification, automation and self-service opportunities.
• Ensure payroll processes are compliant by design and aligned with internal control, SOX, privacy, security and audit requirements.
• Partner with HR, Rewards, Tax, Finance, IT, regional People Operations teams and payroll providers to ensure end-to-end alignment.
• Provide process leadership during payroll implementations, provider transitions and regulatory or organizational changes.
• Act as the escalation point for structural and cross-regional payroll process issues.
• Build an effective global payroll process community.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in payroll, global process ownership, payroll transformation or HR shared services.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls and dependencies with time, employee data, compensation, benefits, tax and finance.
• Experience designing and improving processes across multiple countries or regions.
• Experience leading complex process or technology transformations.
• Experience with HR and service-management platforms such as Workday and ServiceNow.
• Experience working with payroll providers is preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean or comparable continuous-improvement methodologies is an advantage.

Skills

• Strong end-to-end process, governance and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and regions.
• Sound judgement in balancing global standards, controls and local requirements.
• Strong transformation, implementation and change-management skills.
• Clear and persuasive communication, with fluency in English.
• Structured, outcome-oriented and comfortable challenging established practices.
• Collaborative mindset aligned with ASML’s values of Challenge, Collaborate and Care.

Other Information

The role is part of the Global Operational Excellence team within People Operations, ASML Business Services. It offers the opportunity to strengthen one of ASML’s most critical global processes and directly influence employee trust, compliance, scalability and service quality.

Interested? Please apply with your English CV and cover letter, outlining your relevant experience and motivation.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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