Payroll & Rewards Operations Lead

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About the role

  • Payroll and rewards lead managing global payroll, benefits, HRIS, and people analytics. Supporting APPLY’s AI-powered customer experience consultancy across international consumer and entertainment brands.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee day-to-day payroll administration and processing
  • Advise People & Culture Leads on lifecycle events with complex payroll implications
  • Ensure payroll compliance and accuracy across Canada, USA, UK, Chile, and EoR
  • Provide backup payroll processing coverage
  • Improve employee profile data quality and HRIS onboarding processes
  • Partner with Finance on general ledger reconciliations, accruals, and cost forecasting
  • Support month-end close reporting, variance analysis, and discrepancy resolution
  • Manage global benefits programs, broker relationships, renewals, reporting, and reconciliations
  • Administer employee health benefits and retirement plans
  • Evaluate benefit plan composition, utilization, and renewal strategies
  • Own total rewards communications and employee education
  • Resolve complex or sensitive employee inquiries as a tier-2 escalation point
  • Manage and track leaves of absence in line with global policy and compliance requirements
  • Support recurring pay equity analysis
  • Manage the relationship with Deel and oversee vendor performance
  • Monitor HiBob and Deel administration, data quality, and system integrity
  • Design and build HiBob and Deel workflow enhancements and administer complex edge cases
  • Deliver actionable business insights from HRIS data
  • Support audit readiness and respond to audit requests
  • Implement AI-enabled automations for payroll, benefits, and HRIS processes
  • Develop and track People & Culture metrics, dashboards, and data models

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in Payroll and People Operations, including at least 3+ years at a lead level within a fast-growing, global organization
  • Experience with Canada and USA payroll; UK and Chilean experience an asset
  • Experience managing and supporting finance and payroll audits, general ledger reconciliations, and audit readiness
  • Experience administering payroll and total rewards across the employee lifecycle for a global employee base, including compliance, benefits, and leave management
  • Ability to evaluate business opportunities and risks, make sound decisions independently, and communicate to stakeholders
  • Expert-level experience administering HiBob or a comparable modern global HRIS such as Workday, Rippling, or BambooHR, including complex workflows and automations
  • Advanced spreadsheet proficiency, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and Index/Match; experience translating raw HR data into dashboards and executive insights
  • Experience managing sensitive payroll escalations or complex leave and benefits cases with empathy and discretion
  • Compliance and audit mindset with strong attention to detail
  • Fluent in Spanish an asset
  • Familiarity with employer of record models and tools such as Deel, Remote, or Oyster
  • Hands-on experience using generative AI tools such as Claude to build or improve workflows, reporting, or process documentation

Benefits

  • Generous training budgets and mentorship
  • Flexible personal time off (PTO)
  • Customizable extended health and dental plan
  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote, in-office, or a blend of both
  • Inclusive and safe work environment
  • Agentic AI and strategic upskilling opportunities
  • Opportunities to work on engagements with international brands
  • Retirement plan administration
  • Employee health benefits
  • Total rewards communication and employee education programs

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$105,000 - CA$125,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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