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At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not incrementally, but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000+ customers in 58+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched. Harvey is entering an exciting phase of global growth. Following our recent Workday implementation and global expansion to several new countries, with more to come, we are seeking a Head of Global Payroll to build, lead, and mature our global payroll function. This leader will own end-to-end payroll operations across all jurisdictions, ensure compliance and control at scale, and deliver a world-class employee experience as we expand internationally. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, systems-savvy payroll executive who has built global payroll operations in dynamic, fast-scaling environments and who can seamlessly balance strategy and execution.
Job Responsibility:
Implement key controls in Workday Payroll to ensure complete accuracy of payroll information
Define and execute the comprehensive global payroll strategy for rapid growth and new countries such as in the Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, UK and more
Build a scalable operating model (in-house plus local partners) and expansion playbook
Hire and lead a high-performing team with a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Own end-to-end multi-country payroll: processing, funding, statutory remittances, reporting, and year-end (e.g., W-2, T4, P60, TDS/Forms 16, PAYG)
Ensure accurate, timely, compliant pay for all populations and pay types, including equity and variable compensation
Reduce cycle time while ensuring quality through root-cause analysis and automation, with strong data quality and employee focus
Own payroll in Workday. Partner with HRIS and Finance to optimize HCM, Time & Absence, and Payroll integrations
strengthen links to finance, timekeeping, benefits, equity, and banking
Lead configuration, testing, change management, and controls to deliver an automated, auditable environment
Build and maintain a global payroll control framework (standard processes, reconciliations, segregation of duties, approvals)
Ensure compliance with tax withholding, social contributions, and reporting across jurisdictions
Partner with Legal, Tax, and Finance on regulatory changes, and benefits/equity/bonus treatment. Lead audits, remediation, and continuous control monitoring
Launch payroll in new countries: select and manage local providers, establish banking/funding workflows, and implement statutory filings and benefits
Partner with People, Compensation, Stock Administration, Accounting, Finance, Legal, and IT on aligned data, policies, and processes
Support accounting close activities, journals, and reconciliations
Elevate employee experience with clear communications, self-service resources, and reliable service levels
Requirements:
12+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience, including ownership of multi-country payroll operations in high-growth tech or similarly dynamic environments
Demonstrated expertise implementing and operating payroll within Workday, including HCM and Time & Absence integrations
Deep knowledge of US payroll practices and some of the following jurisdictions: Australia, UK, Ireland, India, Canada
Proven track record building and leading global payroll teams and standing up new country payrolls and entities
Strong command of payroll compliance, statutory reporting, and controls, including SOX or similar internal control frameworks
Experience with equity compensation, variable pay, and pension (401K, etc) compliance and operations considerations
Exceptional process design, project management, and change management skills with a bias for automation and continuous improvement
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence across Finance, HR, Legal, and IT
Nice to have:
Professional payroll and/or equity certifications (e.g., CPP, CIPP, CIPP/E, Global Payroll Management certifications)
Experience with global payroll aggregator models and local in-country providers