Purpose in Every Position.
At Velocity Global, we believe that success knows no borders—and it’s built by teams working together across them. Our unified, tech-enabled platform empowers businesses to hire, pay, and support talent in 185+ countries, making global growth not just possible, but seamless. Behind every expansion and every solution is a spirit of collaboration between our teams and the companies we serve. With AI-powered tools and human-first service, we simplify the complexity of global workforce management so businesses can focus on what matters: their people, their purpose, and their potential.
Where Your Work Moves the Needle.
At Velocity Global, every team member helps shape our success. When you join us, you don’t just fill a role—you live our values. They guide how we work, collaborate, and make an impact across borders. By bringing these principles to life, you’ll help us grow stronger, move faster, and lead the future of global work.
We are seeking an experienced payroll executive to lead our global payroll function, delivering Employer of Record as well as our global payroll and expense management solutions. As the Head of Global Payroll, you will define and drive our payroll strategy, execution, product development, operations and delivery of services across all 185 countries. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to directly manage a large international team, interact with clients large and small, and shape a fast growing and dynamic industry working for one of the original innovators in the space. This individual will report to the Chief Operating Officer, with close collaboration across our product, engineering and finance teams a large part of the job.
How You'll Make an Impact:- Develop and lead the global payroll strategy, encompassing EOR payroll, partnerships, and direct client and employee engagement.
- Ensure timely, accurate payroll operations for supported employees across all global regions.
- Maintain industry leadership through innovative, customer-centric payroll offerings and thought leadership.
- Collaborate with R&D to define and execute the payroll product and technology roadmap.
- Manage a global payroll team of 50+ employees, driving performance, growth, and team cohesion.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure global regulatory adherence and mitigate operational risks.
- Oversee stakeholder deliverables, service metrics, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operational excellence.
- Strong understanding of the global payroll space, along with a demonstrated track record of developing best-in-class global payroll solutions
- Minimum 10 years in building global payroll solutions, including system implementation and service delivery on a global level
- Deep experience in fast-growing, tech-enabled businesses.
- Live and breathe operational excellence.
- Willingness and ability to innovate fresh and/or unique approaches and solutions
- Experience working in a strategic, analytical, or metric-driven position.
- Ability to effectively lead and collaborate across internal and external stakeholders
- Strong record of customer service and customer-first mindset
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive work environment, multi-task, work independently, meet deadlines, and manage multiple deliverables.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement of processes and efficiency gains.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and support to drive sustained improvement across the business.
- Experience in developing and managing KPIs for the performance of operational teams
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The base pay depends upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified.
Our Commitment to You
At Velocity Global, we’re committed to supporting our team with comprehensive rewards and benefits designed to meet diverse needs across roles and locations. Our core offerings include:
- Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to recharge.
- Parental Leave – Support for growing families.
- Health and Dental Insurance – Where applicable, to cover you and your loved ones.
- Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan – Plan for the future while sharing our success.
Please visit our career page for more information.
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Velocity Global Denver, Colorado, USA Office
3827 Lafayette Street, Suite 107, , Denver, CO, United States, 80205
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