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Job Summary

We are looking for a Global Sr. Director of Time Reporting, Payroll & Stock Services to manage our Time Reporting, Payroll & Stock Services teams, made up of 35 employees across 3 regions, while concurrently transforming our global Time Reporting and Payroll systems.  Time Reporting is currently a shared responsibility between Payroll (in 11 countries) and HR (in 26 countries).  Approximately 50% of the company's 14,000, and growing, workforce is paid on an hourly basis with overtime and other complex compensation plans.  This new leader will be accountable for all global time reporting processes and controls, as well as implementing a global time reporting system, in conjunction with a scheduling tool, to be utilized by our Global Datacenter Operations teams.  The global time reporting system will be implemented over the course of several years in conjunction with the conversion of a majority of our countries’ payroll systems, and in coordination with changes to our HR employee management, benefits systems, and possibly other Operation’s system requirements.   

Responsibilities

As the leader of this Time Reporting, Payroll & Stock Services transformation, you will be responsible for: 

• Oversight of time keeping responsibilities globally, including 20+ countries currently managed by Human Resources, largely on a manual basis 

• Implementation of a global time keeping system over the course of 3 - 4 years, including a scheduling system for use by our Operations teams (and other add-on systems they may wish in the future).  Integration with Workday and and changes thereafter, and integration with the company's new Benefex benefits system

• Conversion of approximately 20 countries, over the next 3 - 4 years, onto the ADP Celergo platform for payroll processing purposes, ensuring integration with Workday and the new global Workforce time keeping system

• Ensure the payroll platforms properly tax and report benefits from the new Benefex system being implemented globally over the next 4 years by HR, including the consequences of a “Flexwallet” in many of our jurisdictions

• Coordination of the above across Finance, HR, IT, and Operations, ensuring all time and pay system implementations are accurately completed on time and on budget

• Coordination with Operations on additional system requirements impacting Time and/or Pay, which they may wish to add in the future 

• Training of all employees and managers globally on the functionality and benefits of the new time keeping system

• Assistance with training of Operations managers on the use of the new scheduling, and other future modules

• The institution of proper controls both internally financially, and externally with ADP and Workforce, our global time system, with respect to information security

• Organization of your team in the most efficient manner to accomplish the above noted transformations, as well as management of the ongoing operations of Time Reporting, Payroll and Stock Services as noted below

In addition, you and your team will be responsible to ensure: 

• Timely and accurate payment to global employees

• Data is maintained with the utmost fiduciary care and privacy

• Payroll-related audits are conducted, as required

• Timely development and implementation of any other system upgrade strategies and automation improvements

• Accurate accounting and accruals of compensation and commissions

• Management of local laws, union and policy changes in countries and metros

• Paid Time Off, Leave of Absences, and hourly timecards are processed properly, in partnership with HR and other functions

• Alignment to other system implementations/upgrades by Human Resources Shared Services

• Timely response to Human Resources Shared Services requests/inquiries

• Accurate accounting and accruals of our time management, PTO & RSU’s programs

• Management of our ESPP program for in-scope countries

• Partner cross-functionally in Proxy, Annual Meetings, and 10(b)(5) executive plan’s activities and initiatives

• Accurate and successful proxy filings

• Management of the Annual Meeting, in conjunction with Legal

• Proper management of our RSU/ESPP programs, 10(b)(5) executive plans, and Board compensation

• Periodic refreshes of our RSU plans with shareholder approval

• Any other changes to our stock plans, such as the addition of fractional stock shares and/or a stock split

Knowledge & Application

• Develop and provide strategy, vision, and direction to multiple functions

• Implements company-wide policies and practices

• Provides input to Executive management

• Accountable for the function’s financial results, which impact the organization’s performance

Complexity & Problem Solving

• Works consistently with abstract ideas or situations across functional areas of the business

• Through assessment of intangible variables, identifies and evaluates fundamental issues, providing strategy and direction for multiple functional areas

• Anticipates factors that could influence strategies and company position in the market

• Establishes and develops broader company strategy and translates into multi-functional objectives

Collaboration & Interaction

• Interacts with internal and external Executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters

• Influences policymaking and strategy based on communication strategies and persuasion skills

• Partners with Executive leadership team for the function to provide cohesive direction towards company goals

• Recognized as an influential leader

Leadership

• Create a compelling vision to ensure automation, accuracy, and a positive employee experience

• Provide Executive sponsorship on process and system enhancements

• Lead global team of 30+ payroll employees, in 3 regions, with staff in multiple countries

• Develop next level leaders

• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Operations and IT leadership on employee experience, automation, and policy enhancement resolutions

Qualifications

Ideal experience includes:   

• Management of concurrent, dependent global system transformations/implementations across multiple functions

• Time Reporting, Payroll and Stock Services expertise in a global company with a significant hourly employee population

• A combination of Tech and Real Estate knowledge

• REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) complexity knowledge ideal

• Global employment regulations, laws, and policies expertise, including unions

• Experience converting from manual to automated processes transactions; use of Robotic Process Automation (Bots)

• Acquisition experience in emerging markets

• Leading at scale, across functions and geographies

• Systems thinking and process improvement mindset

• Driving teams to accountable outcomes

• Strong financial acumen

• Focus on employee experience

• Natural collaborator at Executive levels

• Functional budget and forecast experience

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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.