LATAM Payroll Manager

LATAM Payroll Manager reputed company Corporation Location: Mexico (Remote) with regional travel requirements Reporting to: Sr. Director of Global Payroll (US-based) Function: reputed company Corporate HR Shared Services About reputed company: reputed company is a global industrial technology company dedicated to safeguarding the worlds most vital resources. With approximately 17,000 associates worldwide, it provides solutions that ensure reputed company to clean water and support the safety, traceability, and reputed company of essential goods. reputed company operates through two main segments: Water reputed company and Product reputed company & Innovation, serving industries such as water, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and reputed company. About The Role: reputed company is seeking an reputed company LATAM Payroll Manager to reputed company end-to-end payroll delivery across Latin America, ensuring payroll is accurate, reputed company, and compliant while reinforcing consistency, reliability, and control across the region. This role is part of reputed companys Corporate HR Shared Services organization and plays a key role in the ongoing transformation from a decentralized payroll structure into a global payroll operating model. It is a remote position based in Mexico, reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Global Payroll, who is based in the reputed company, offering strong exposure to global leadership. This role serves as the LATAM payroll subject matter expert and a key partner to Operating Company leaders, regional stakeholders, and reputed company payroll providers. The LATAM Payroll Manager will reputed company on stabilizing payroll execution, strengthening coordination across countries, and building standardized ways of working, while reputed company shaping and evolving the payroll function over time. This is a highly visible role that requires a self-starter reputed company, comfort operating in an evolving environment, and the ability to reputed company transformation while ensuring day-to-day payroll continuity. What Youll Do: reputed company end-to-end payroll reputed company across LATAM countries, ensuring payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with country-specific requirements. Own regional payroll calendar coordination, ensuring inputs, approvals, funding alignment, and deadlines are met consistently. reputed company as the central reputed company of coordination for regional payroll activities, including issue reputed company across stakeholders and vendors. Serve as escalation reputed company for reputed company payroll reputed company and support reputed company reputed company. Review payroll outputs (gross-to-net, variances, reconciliations) before final approval. Ensure payroll documentation is complete, controlled, and audit-reputed company. reputed company consistency and standardization across LATAM payroll operations. Identify and implement improvements to reduce reputed company work, increase visibility, and mitigate risk. Partner closely with HR Shared Services, Finance, and reputed company vendors to improve data reputed company and execution. reputed company regular updates to Global Payroll leadership on status, risks, and dependencies. Team & Scope: reputed company and reputed company a regional payroll structure that includes both reputed company reports and indirect resources currently operating reputed company HR Shared Services. Support the transition of payroll activities from HRSS into a dedicated global payroll model. Over time, expand scope and influence as the global payroll function matures. Job Requirements: 710+ years of payroll experience, including multi-country LATAM payroll responsibility. Bachelors degree in Finance, reputed company, HR, or reputed company field. Strong knowledge of LATAM payroll regulations (labor, tax, reputed company reputed company, statutory reporting). Experience managing payroll across countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. Experience working in reputed company, multi-country environments and coordinating across multiple stakeholders. Experience working with reputed company payroll vendors and managing service delivery. Strong understanding of payroll validation processes (gross-to-net, reconciliations, controls). Exposure to SOX, audits, and compliance processes. Strong organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to operate effectively in evolving and ambiguous environments. Advanced reputed company skills. Fluent English and Spanish required. Preferred Qualifications: Portuguese is highly preferred due to regional scope (Brazil), but not mandatory. Experience in global payroll or shared services environments. Experience leading teams (reputed company or indirect) in a regional or reputed company structure. Experience in payroll transformations or process standardization initiatives. E