Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion (https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/vision/who-we-are/diversity-inclusion.html) for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Payroll Manager

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview:

Lead the payroll delivery for the GBSC P&C organization delivering transaction excellence and “priceless” customer service, creating value and contributing to the overall business impact of MasterCard’s multi-function GBSC.

Role:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the team responsible for payroll and benefits administration within the countries in your portfolio

• Ensure key performance indicators are met and/or exceeded to deliver excellent results for the Region

• Ensure the SOX controls and business continuity efforts for the Region are adhered to and lead internal and external audits for Europe

• Lead and inspire the team to deliver on project and business goals and deliver a priceless employee experience and develop talented individuals who can move onto other HR roles or roles within the business

• Visualize, communicate and oversee process changes within your country portfolio introducing and fostering an environment of continuous process improvement

• Resolve vendor management issues timely to leverage strong service within your country portfolio

• Support acquisition integrations and new country expansion throughout the region from initiation through implementation

All About You:

Significant experience in payroll operations

Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in education and experience with a major concentration in Business, Finance, Tax and/or Human Resources

Excellent English and Spanish verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across a global organization at multiple levels and business units.

Ability to be flexible in a fast paced, deadline focused, changing environment.

Strong client services mentality and able to develop strong working relationships with your team, internal partners, and vendors to deliver a high-quality service

Demonstrated leadership in complex situations and is viewed as a credible subject matter expert to all levels of senior management

Solid project management experience inclusive of process design and system optimization

Deep understanding and use of key technologies that drive automation and efficiency

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.