Director, Global Payroll
Ping Identity provides an identity security platform for the digital enterprise, offering identity, access management, orchestration, and fraud prevention solutions. They serve large organizations across government, financial services, healthcare, retail, and media & telco sectors.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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About Ping Identity
Ping Identity offers the Ping Identity Platform, an identity security solution providing capabilities for identify, manage, access, and govern needs, with support for any identity and any experience. The platform is powered by Helix, an AI engine driving intelligent identity services, and supports orchestration through a no-code, drag-and-drop interface, decentralized identity with reusable verified credentials, and fraud prevention capabilities. Ping Identity serves some of the world's largest organizations, including government agencies (e.g., State of Connecticut), financial services firms (e.g., Coast Capital), healthcare companies (e.g., Philips), retailers (e.g., Best Buy), and media & telco companies (e.g., The BBC), helping them reduce fraud, improve customer experience, and scale digital identity services across 6,500+ orchestrated capabilities and 350+ connectors.
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About the Role
Oversee global payroll operations, strategy, automation, implementations, team leadership, cross-functional partnerships, compliance, tax, reporting, and risk management across 18 countries.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive payroll leadership across multi-state US and international payroll
- Experience leading globally dispersed teams of 5+ employees
- Strong operational, problem-solving, and workstream management capabilities
- CPP designation or equivalent global certification preferred
- Expertise interpreting local and international payroll rules and regulations
- Understanding of statutory deductions, tax rates, social security, and benefits regulations across EMEA, APAC, and North America
- Proficiency with UKG and CloudPay; familiarity with Smartsheets, Google Sheets, and AI-enabled tools
- Public company equity experience, including RSUs and ESPP, and SOX control awareness
Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end global payroll operations across all entities
- Manage payroll managed services partners, including SLAs, KPIs, escalations, and business reviews
- Develop global payroll strategy and automation roadmap
- Lead payroll implementations, geographic expansion, EOR management, and M&A integration
- Lead and develop a globally dispersed payroll team
- Partner with Accounting, Treasury, HR, Equity Administration, Tax, and Legal
- Oversee complex compensation, payroll tax, statutory compliance, audits, and year-end reporting
- Maintain internal controls and mitigate payroll-related risks
Benefits
- Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
- Parental Leave
- Progressive Healthcare Options
- Retirement Programs
- Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
- Commuter Offset (Specific locations)