Senior Manager, Payroll (EMEA)

Job Summary Primary Purpose The EMEA Payroll Manager is responsible for leading accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery across the EMEA region. The role oversees the full payroll cycle for hourly and salaried employees, including commissions and stock-related transactions, working across Workday and third-party payroll providers. Reporting to the Global Payroll Director, this leader will manage and develop the regional payroll team while partnering closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders. Key Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end payroll operations across EMEA, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. • Manage, coach, and develop the EMEA payroll team, creating clear accountability and strong service standards. • Oversee payroll processing through Workday and external payroll providers, including quarter-end and year-end activities. • Maintain effective payroll governance, policies, processes, internal controls, and compliance with SOX, tax, audit, and local regulatory requirements. • Provide expertise on complex payroll matters, including stock option taxation, payroll exceptions, and country-specific requirements. • Partner with HR, Finance, business leaders, and payroll vendors to resolve issues and maintain operational alignment. • Deliver recurring payroll reporting, ad hoc analysis, audit documentation, and controls testing support. • Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and continuously improve payroll processes across the region. What Success Looks Like Success in this role means: • Employees across EMEA are paid accurately, completely, and on schedule. • Payroll operations remain compliant, well-controlled, and audit-ready. • The regional payroll team is engaged, capable, and accountable for high-quality delivery. • Payroll questions and exceptions are resolved promptly and professionally. • Workday and third-party payroll providers operate in a coordinated and effective way. • Processes become more consistent, efficient, scalable, and automated over time. • HR, Finance, and business leaders view Payroll as a knowledgeable and dependable partner. Ideal Candidate Profile The successful candidate will bring substantial payroll and HR operations experience, people leadership capability, and hands-on knowledge of Workday or a comparable payroll platform. They will be analytical, detail-oriented, comfortable managing competing priorities, and able to communicate effectively across organizational levels. Experience in a shared services environment, continuous improvement, LEAN or Six Sigma methods, and automation would be valuable. Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), headquartered in Massachusetts, is an innovative medical device company dedicated to simplifying life for people with diabetes and other conditions through its Omnipod product platform. The Omnipod Insulin Management System provides a unique alternative to traditional insulin delivery methods. With its simple, wearable design, the tubeless disposable Pod provides up to three days of non-stop insulin delivery, without the need to see or handle a needle. Insulet’s flagship innovation, the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System, integrates with a continuous glucose monitor to manage blood sugar with no multiple daily injections, zero fingersticks, and can be controlled by a compatible personal smartphone in the U.S. or by the Omnipod 5 Controller. Insulet also leverages the unique design of its Pod by tailoring its Omnipod technology platform for the delivery of non-insulin subcutaneous drugs across other therapeutic areas. For more information, please visit insulet.com and omnipod.com. We are looking for highly motivated, performance-driven individuals to be a part of our expanding team. We do this by hiring amazing people guided by shared values who exceed customer expectations. Our continued success depends on it! Please read our Privacy Notice to learn how Insulet handles your personal information when you apply for a vacancy with us here .