Description
At WelbeHealth, we serve our communities’ most vulnerable seniors through shared intention, pioneering spirit, and the courage to love. These core values and our participant-focus lead the way no matter what.
Reporting to the VP, People Operations & Rewards, the Director, People (Assignment: Payroll) is accountable for the strategic leadership, operational management, and continuous improvement of payroll operations across WelbeHealth. This role oversees end-to-end payroll administration and ensures payroll processes, systems, controls, and compliance programs scale effectively with organizational growth. The Director, People (Assignment: Payroll) serves as a key cross-functional leader and partner to HR, Finance, Accounting, Legal, Benefits, and external vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations.
This role is different because the Director, People (Assignment: Payroll) at WelbeHealth:
- Leads the strategic evolution of payroll for a rapidly growing organization, building scalable processes, controls, and infrastructure that support an increasingly complex workforce while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and an exceptional team member experience
- Plays a critical leadership role in payroll transformation and modernization, leveraging deep payroll expertise and Workday implementation experience to streamline operations, automate manual processes, strengthen compliance, and prepare the organization for continued growth
We care about our team members. That’s why we offer:
- Medical insurance coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Work/life balance - We mean it! 17 days of personal time off (PTO), 12 holidays observed annually, and 6 sick days
- 401K savings + match
- Comprehensive compensation package including base pay and bonus
- And additional benefits!
On the day-to-day, you will:
- Lead all payroll operations for a multi-entity, multi-state organization, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll, taxes, deductions, garnishments, off-cycle payments, and related activities
- Develop and execute payroll strategy, policies, controls, and scalable operational processes to support organizational growth and evolving business complexity
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and reporting requirements, including complex multi-state compliance obligations
- Lead payroll-related systems initiatives, including implementation support, process redesign, integrations, testing, vendor management, and operational optimization
- Partner cross-functionally with HR technology, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, Legal, and external service providers to ensure alignment of payroll operations and enterprise processes, as well as serve as the organizational subject matter expert for payroll operations, compliance, audits, and payroll systems
- Oversee payroll audits, reconciliations, and quarter-end and year-end processes, including W-2 review and approval
- Establish and maintain payroll controls, reporting, documentation, and governance practices to minimize organizational risk and ensure audit readiness
Job requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, human resources, or related field required; CPP certification is strongly preferred
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership responsibility within complex, multi-state organizations
- Minimum of three (3) years leading payroll teams in a manager, senior manager, or director level capacity
- Demonstrated experience leading or playing a significant leadership role in a Workday implementation; must have strong knowledge of Workday HCM and related modules such as payroll, benefits, time tracking, absence, recruiting, talent and performance, learning, and engagement tools
- Experience in the healthcare industry is strongly preferred, particularly in compliance, workforce complexity, and operational realities in a regulated care environment
- Deep knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and wage and hour compliance requirements, including California labor laws
- Experience supporting payroll operations within a high-growth, multi-entity environment
- Experience leading payroll process transformation, systems implementations, integrations, or operational modernization initiatives
- Strong experience with payroll systems configuration, testing, process mapping, and vendor management
We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Director, People (Assignment: Payroll) with deep expertise in complex, multi-state payroll operations and a proven track record of leading payroll transformation and Workday implementation initiatives. The ideal candidate brings a strong commitment to accuracy and compliance, thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment, and understands the complexities of supporting a large hourly workforce. If you are passionate about building scalable payroll operations, modernizing systems and processes, and leading a high-performing payroll function that supports organizational growth and an exceptional team member experience, we'd love to hear from you!
Compensation consists of base salary plus bonus. WelbeHealth offers a competitive total rewards package that includes a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and a broad range of additional benefits. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and relevant qualifications.
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
At WelbeHealth, our mission is to unlock the full potential of our vulnerable seniors. In this spirit, please note that we have a vaccination policy for all our employees and proof of vaccination, or a vaccine declination form will be required prior to employment. WelbeHealth maintains required infection control and PPE standards and has requirements relevant to all team members regarding vaccinations.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At WelbeHealth, we embrace and cherish the diversity of our team members, and we're committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People seeking employment at WelbeHealth are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.
Beware of Scams
Please ensure your application is being submitted through a WelbeHealth sponsored site only. Our emails will come from @welbehealth.com email addresses. You will never be asked to purchase your own employment equipment. You can report suspected scam activity to fraud.report@welbehealth.com
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