Manager, Payroll Process Design & Optimization Lead (GBSC People & Capability)

Title and Summary: The Manager, Payroll Process Design & Optimization Lead is responsible for designing, optimizing, and continuously improving global payroll processes to ensure they are standardized, compliant, timely, and digitally enabled across countries. This role applies leading‑practice process architecture, documentation, governance frameworks, and optimization initiatives across the payroll lifecycle—from upstream data inputs through calculation, validation, payment, reporting, and post‑pay activities—while partnering closely with regional payroll team, Technology, Risk, and vendors. The role enables consistent payroll outcomes and improved employee experiences by defining scalable process standards, controls, and metrics that support Mastercard’s broader modernization and automation agenda, while execution accountability remains with regional and in‑country payroll teams. Success in...