[Hiring] Global Payroll Data Management Lead @Iron Mountain

Role Description

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced and analytical Global Payroll Data Management Lead to join our Global Payroll and Human Resources team. In this role, you will manage the integrity, security, and integration architecture of our payroll data across multiple global regions. You will bridge the gap between HR, IT, Finance, and external vendors—optimizing payroll data structures, automating integration workflows, and enforcing data hygiene across enterprise platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Payroll Data Oversight: Manage and maintain integrity, accuracy and security of payroll data across global operations ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Data System Development: Design and implement efficient payroll data management processes, including data collection and integration, storage and audit processes to support seamless payroll operations in partnership with our Global Payroll vendor.
• Standards and Governance: Develop and support global payroll data management standards, including data quality standards, data sharing protocols and analysis protocols to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Data Integrations and Analysis: Manage customer escalations and resolve service issues in partnership with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Process Mentorship: Develop processes, tools and training to drive local teams in ensuring good data hygiene practices.
• System Enhancements: Evaluate change requests for impacts to integrations. Analyze operational performance data and generate insights to support process improvements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with HR, Finance, IT and external payroll vendors to ensure alignment with global payroll processes, resolve data related issues and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in payroll service delivery with multi-country/global exposure, including proficiency in payroll data structures and integrations.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and integrations (for example - Workday, Strada).
• Demonstrated ability to lead data change initiatives, manage outsourced vendor performance, and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Strong working knowledge of global payroll regulations, compliance requirements for data handling, and auditability.
• Proven ability to drive process optimization and lead cross-functional data projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

• Direct ownership over modernizing global HR and payroll data systems in a dynamic environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth within a leading organization.

Company Description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.