Sr. Global Payroll Compliance Lead
// Role Summary
Boeing is seeking a Senior Global Payroll Compliance Lead to design and implement a robust control and compliance framework across global payroll and HR systems, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant pay for their worldwide workforce.
// Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement a risk-based payroll compliance framework.
- Embed preventative and detective controls within payroll and HR systems.
- Standardize payroll processes and deploy consistent policies and SOPs.
- Act as a subject matter expert on global payroll legislation and regulations.
- Lead transformation initiatives and manage payroll risk.
// Role Specification
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Boeing delivers one of the largest and most complex payrolls in the world. We are on a focused journey of system modernization and operational effectiveness to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant pay for our global workforce.
The Role: Senior Global Payroll Compliance Lead
We are seeking a Senior Global Payroll Compliance Lead to join the team, with opportunities based in Amsterdam, London, Warsaw, Gdansk, Berlin, or Frankfurt.
This is a hands-on senior payroll team member and HR expert role focused on designing and implementing a robust control and compliance framework across payroll and HR systems. The successful candidate will build preventative and detective controls into our modernized environment, reinforce consistent processes, and act as a key resource within the larger payroll team to ensure operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Compliance Lead — Pay Practice Compliance & Governance
- Establish and maintain payroll governance, policy, and audit readiness.
- Design and embed preventative and detective controls aligned with legislation, collective bargaining agreements, and Boeing internal standards.
- Act as a subject matter expert on wage and hour laws, statutory entitlements, tax requirements, and other pay-related regulations.
Process Standardization & Change Management
- Build and document payroll and HR processes that support standardized operations and repeatable compliance.
- Drive complex transformation initiatives to standardize workflows and reduce operational risk.
- Develop and implement consistent policies, operating models, and SOPs across business units and regions.
- Lead change management activities, including impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption strategies.
System Integration & Framework Design
- Leverage deep technical knowledge of payroll and HR systems (e.g., Workday, ServiceNow, CloudPay, PeopleSoft, ADP) to design integrated compliance frameworks.
- Define monitoring and automated controls that operate within and across systems to detect anomalies and measure risk.
- Support system implementations and integrations to improve end-to-end payroll accuracy and control effectiveness.
Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Partner with the payroll team, senior executives, HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Labor Relations, and IT to operationalize compliance solutions.
- Translate complex pay and regulatory concepts into clear, actionable guidance and controls.
- Facilitate training and communication for diverse audiences and drive consistent application of policies.
Strategic Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Lead transformation of pay practices and compliance frameworks across regions to stabilize and improve large HR/payroll functions.
- Own payroll risk management: lead audits, approve high-risk adjustments, oversee reconciliations, and drive remediation.
- Establish KPIs and continuous improvement cycles to measure control effectiveness and operational excellence.
Hiring Details
This position is hybrid, requiring some work onsite at one of the listed location options. Up to 10% travel may be required.
Relocation assistance is not offered. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
Employer will sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
- 10+ years of experience in HR operations and payroll compliance in large, complex, multi-state and international environments.
- Deep knowledge of global payroll legislation, tax rules, wage and hour laws, entitlements, and compliance best practices.
- Hands-on experience with payroll and HR systems: Workday, ServiceNow, UKG, CloudPay, ADP, SAP, or equivalent.
- Track record of designing and implementing controls, monitoring frameworks, and audit programs.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret payroll data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
- Exceptional communication skills — able to convey technical and legal requirements to non-technical stakeholders.
- Change management and leadership experience: mentoring, coaching, and leading cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
- Experience in large-scale system modernization or payroll transformation programs.
- Experience with global payroll compliance frameworks and multi-country statutory requirements.
- Certification(s) in payroll, compliance, or related areas (e.g., CPP, FPC) is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Fluency in German, French, Polish, or Dutch is a plus.
Additional Information
Successful candidates must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 11, 2026.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities.