We are looking for an experienced payroll leader to oversee high-volume payroll operations for a large workforce across Dallas, Texas and broader U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions. This role will guide a sizable payroll team, ensure precise and compliant processing, and work closely with internal partners across HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, and Compliance. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in large-scale payroll administration, strong people leadership, and hands-on experience with Paylocity in a complex multi-jurisdiction environment.

Responsibilities:

• Direct payroll execution for a workforce of roughly 10,000 + employees across the United States and Canada, ensuring each cycle is completed accurately and on schedule.
• Supervise weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and special payroll runs, including review of earnings, deductions, incentive payments, tax withholdings, and garnishment activity.
• Lead and develop a payroll organization of approximately 20 team members by setting priorities, coaching performance, and supporting long-term growth.
• Review payroll outputs, account reconciliations, funding needs, tax submissions, and operational reporting to maintain strong financial and compliance controls.
• Partner with Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Accounting, Compliance, and IT to strengthen payroll processes, improve data integrity, and resolve operational issues.
• Act as the primary expert for Paylocity administration, including system setup, testing, upgrades, and ongoing optimization efforts.
• Maintain alignment with payroll laws and regulations across federal, state, local, and Canadian jurisdictions, and address audit or compliance concerns as they arise.
• Establish and refine payroll procedures, internal controls, and workflow improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Produce payroll metrics, reconciliations, and leadership reporting, while supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.