Royston, UK or London, UK (hybrid)World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Global Payroll Services Operations Lead, you''ll contribute to JM''s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future. The role: As a Global Payroll Services Operations Lead, you will help drive our goals by: Ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant global payroll delivery for employees and third parties, meeting all statutory and reporting requirements.Leading and developing a multi-region payroll team, promoting a high-performance culture focused on accuracy and employee experience.Defining and maintaining global payroll standards, processes, and controls to ensure consistency, audit adherence, and risk management.Managing relationships with global payroll vendor, overseeing performance, and leading vendor selection, onboarding, and contract renewals.Partnering with HR, Finance, IT, and Legal to support seamless payroll integration and global programmes such as MandA and new country expansion.Driving continuous improvement through process optimisation, automation initiatives, and payroll technology enhancements.Key skills that will help you succeed in this role: Deep global payroll industry knowledge and expertise.In-depth understanding of emerging payroll technology, capabilities of cloud-based payroll techno