New Street Consulting Group (NSCG)
Global Head of Payroll and Benefits
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Global Head of Payroll & Benefits
A high-growth, international FinTech is seeking a Head of Payroll & Benefits to lead its global payroll and benefits function.
This is a strategic leadership role with responsibility for payroll governance, operational excellence, benefits strategy, compliance, and transformation across multiple regions. The successful individual will bring deep expertise in managing complex, high-volume payroll environments, with particular strength in India payroll, while driving scalable processes and employee-focused benefits programmes across an international workforce.
The Opportunity
Reporting into senior HR leadership, you will:
- Lead global payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and effective governance.
- Take ownership of a large and complex India payroll population within a highly regulated environment.
- Design and evolve the global benefits strategy, balancing consistency with local market requirements.
- Drive payroll transformation initiatives including automation, process improvement, systems optimisation, and vendor management.
- Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and executive stakeholders on workforce costs, risk management, and employee experience.
- Support business growth, organisational change, and M&A integration activity.
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About You
We are interested in speaking with individuals who can demonstrate:
- 10+ years' experience leading global payroll and benefits functions.
- Deep expertise in India payroll, including regulatory, tax, and compliance requirements.
- Experience operating within multinational technology, SaaS, fintech, or similarly fast-paced international organisations.
- A strong track record of payroll transformation, automation, and process standardisation.
- Experience managing global payroll providers and external benefits vendors.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership teams.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen.
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Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to join a growing international organisation where payroll and benefits are viewed as a critical business function. You'll have the scope to shape strategy, improve operational effectiveness, enhance the employee experience, and play a key role in supporting future growth globally.
For a confidential discussion, please send profiles to joflynn@nscg.com
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