<div>Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.</div> <div>*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.</div> Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Lead the design and implementation of process standards, procedures and guidelines and provide leadership and oversight of the end-to-end process for remuneration, time management and related taxes as well as Social Security contributions globally. Own, define and design the companies Payroll & Time strategy, policy framework and delivery model, and lead the transformation. Manage relationships with and between HR, Finance and GBS teams at market and above market levels. Ensure strong data governance and management, payroll accuracy and effective collaboration with other related functions (e.g. Rewards, Payroll Tax). Key Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop Payroll & Time strategy and operating model within the context of a rapidly evolving HR Shared Services model as well as provide tactical direction and seek alignment with HR Leads in the markets and above market.</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Defines and establishes best-in-class payroll and time solutions that will scale with employee growth, support the company’s wide range of compensation and benefits programs, and meet multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead payroll and time transformation initiatives</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive adherence to consistent above market framework and coordinate regional efforts towards a modernized Payroll and Time toolbox, while supporting flexibility locally as required</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Build partnerships and solicit feedback from internal and external business partners to define and develop successful, scalable processes and practices</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide oversight to the team's activities and processes, ensuring that pertinent internal and external compliance and government interaction standards are met</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Implement and leverage technology that best fits the companies needs</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Establish an effective operational management system to track and communicate performance against internal service level agreements and external benchmarks </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provides technical advice, manages employment tax audits and risks, and engages with internal and external counsel, auditors, third-party service providers, and advisors as needed </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drives process and policy recommendations with stakeholders to ensure that compliance objectives are met </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide leadership over end-to-end payroll processing performed by both outsourced/3rd party vendors and inhouse operations </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Oversight of pension (and benefit administration for Germany only), and any associated regulatory reporting requirements</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Manage initiatives to drive continuous improvement in payroll and time processing, system configurations, and the control environment, ensuring timely and accurate operations</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensure accuracy and timeliness in all tax compliance reporting matters </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop performance measurements and benchmarks to drive improvement in payroll and time streams in both the inhouse GBS operations and third-party providers. </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Align and collaborate with key partners (e.g. Markets, Operations hubs, functional CoEs or project teams, etc.) on the direction of the defined ToBe architecture.</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Understand the current high-level technology environment of cloud-based Human Resources and Payroll systems, and third-party provider opportunities</li> </ul> Key Relationships: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SVP Global Business Services</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">VP GBS HR</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GBS Senior Leadership Team</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">HR Senior Leadership Team</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">HR Rewards </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SVP HR Strategy, Projects, and Transformation</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Market and country HR </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Works Council</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Legal </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Tech HR </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GBS HR Operations Hubs </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">External consultants and service providers</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">International mind-set and experience in multicultural environments/organizations</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High tolerance for ambiguity and change</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lean and continuous improvement mindset and experience</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience with proven track record for both, direct and indirect/global leadership experience</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong project management skills</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to work independently</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop leaders and manage talents</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience working in a global, multi-site Payroll organization</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong understanding of payroll laws and regulations</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Financial and operational analytical skills (operational analysis)</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience handling multiple vendor relationships, developing presentations, and presenting effectively to all levels of the company</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Previous experience managing multiple direct reports and geographically dispersed teams in an agile environment; ability to navigate different cultures and business practices</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proven business partnering, collaboration, and influencing skills </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">University degree or equivalent in HR, Finance (MBA, Diploma, BA, etc.)</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">MBA or advanced degree or certificate (e.g. CPP) preferred </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8-10 years of work experience within the field of global payroll</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5+ years of leadership experience</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Understanding & knowledge of regional and global market landscape and the respective customers</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experienced stakeholder management of senior business leaders</li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience in project management </li> <li style="vertical-align:middle;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Transformation/implementation experience desired</li> </ul>

Senior Director Global Payroll (m/f/d) (Herzogenaurach, BY, DE) @ adidas

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