Job Description We’re recruiting for a Global HR Payroll Innovation Manager to join us. You will ensure the efficient and compliant processing of payroll across various L&G regions. This role involves acting as the main link between L&G HR, Tax, Finance, and Payroll (both internal and external) processing teams with the aim to improve and redevelop the Payroll & Benefits process including technology development, future proof process improvements, creation of a longer-term global payroll strategy and roadmap & build of internal skills and capability. The scope of this role includes managing domestic and shadow payrolls for the UK alongside internal global payroll teams. What you’ll be doing: Leading on the design and implementation of the payroll & benefits strategy/process to ensure remediation & compliance across HR, Finance & external parties such as (with Group Tax support) HMRC Implementing cost optimisation of payroll expenses improving employee satisfaction and productivity through leveraging automation and specialist outsourcing. Ensuring well established, tightly controlled processes adhere to local, state, and federal laws and regulations related to payroll, taxes, and record-keeping Establishing new processes and controls within L&G, with its tax advisors (and Group Tax) to ensure timely access to tax authority data through the use of local country portals and regular information updates Updating / upskilling L&G payroll, HR and finance teams on enhanced processes and controls in the payroll systems and steps to reconcile data between L&G and tax authorities Owning and managing of payroll/payroll technology related risks working with Risk Oversight teams, Supplier Management and Information Security and Group Tax Producing regular MI to demonstrate the quality of customer outcomes being delivered and taking the appropriate action where this is not the case, including escalation to senior management and divisional risk teams Managing, motivating and developing employees at all levels, in a manner that is consistent with the Company’s policies and procedures to maximise the performance of the area