European Payroll and Benefits Delivery Leader

Role Summary:
As European Payroll & Benefits Delivery Leader, you will own for GE Healthcare the stand up and delivery of Pay & Benefits Administration processes for Europe as GE Healthcare works to become a standalone company.

Essential Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will play a critical role in our work to stand up by ensuring the best possible outcomes for our employees as we create our future and will work wing-to-wing with leadership, partners and stakeholders building solutions focused on employee experience, consistent and compliant outcomes, and process clarity and simplicity.

• Build and lead a team to deliver payroll and benefits administration for 31 countries & ~15,000 employees
• Ensure that country stand ups are executed to plan ensuring the highest possible quality
• Partner with Sourcing to deliver necessary contracting by driving scope and operational considerations. Ensure that governance models are in place and operational.
• Manage operational budget and meet budget requirements and challenges.
• Ensure Company is in compliance with laws and regulations (tax, labor, etc.) by jurisdiction.
• Maintain sound internal controls & records retention to comply with legal requirements & policy.
• Ensure protection of Personally Identifiable Information and other confidential information adhering to GDPR.
• Work wing-to-wing with key stakeholders to establish process excellence standards including Service Level Agreements and scope of services.
• Ensure positive internal relationships through timely communication of activities and issues.
• Engage externally to benchmark, understand best practices and obtain insights into the industry to improve employee experience, delivery and speed.
• Define and manage operational payroll & benefits administration controllership requirements and work across the globe as country standups occur to ensure that controllership requirements are met.
• Define and manage payroll and benefits administration governance requirements and processes to ensure proper function and oversight of these critical processes.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree REQUIRED, MS/MBA a plus.
• Language requirements: English, other European languages advantageous
• Willing to travel 10-25%• Knowledge of applicable country rules and laws
• Demonstrated experience working in a cross-European payroll and benefits delivery
• Experienced professional with 5-10 years of Payroll & Benefits leadership experience.
• Strong operational experience with proven results
• Experience with HR systems and processes.
• Experience successfully managing outsourced partners.
• Proven team leadership experience and successful record building an effective team.
• Strong project management and change management experience and skills.
• Strong negotiation & relationship skills with ability to communicate & influence at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities & deliver in a consistent & timely manner