Senior Manager, Global Payroll Programs

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

As a member of the Global Payroll team, we are looking for a Senior Manager, Global Payroll Programs, to join our company.  You will lead and be responsible for Global Payroll transformation, process improvement, and automation of Global Payroll processes.   You will need expert technical experience with payroll system configurations, advanced report writing, Robotic Process Automation, and Artificial intelligence.  You will also foster relationships with various internal and external stakeholders and will advocate transformation and automation for the Global Payroll function. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead payroll transformation, streamlining and globalizing payroll processes using automation
• Oversee all Global Payroll Projects and initiatives
• Support Service-Now (employee ticket system) for payroll by maintaining content, working with stakeholders and payroll operations team for better service delivery
• Create, maintain, update all payroll related content on Global Payroll Intranet site working with payroll operations and various stakeholders
• Create and maintain budget for Global payroll project initiatives
• Develop reports for payroll to use for auditing
• Support requests for global payroll set up; new global wage types, new benefits programs, new compensation plans, time-off plans, time and attendance
• Maintain payroll integrations including imports and exports, and resolve any production issues
• Develop process flow maps for exiting integrations, imports, and exports
• Payroll Systems Security administrator for all global payroll applications.  Which include setting up user access to payroll systems, service now access, shared drive access, shared mailbox access, terminating access and being lead on user audits
• Project manage mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for payroll Operations
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external business partners
• Project manage all global payroll initiatives, develop project log and task, and effectively communicate to all project stakeholders and lead cross functional discussions for requirements
• Develop technical requirements for system configurations
• Will perform UAT testing for new or changed integrations with payroll applications
• Technical contact for payroll system upgrades and changes and will perform due diligence on new payroll applications

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 12 plus years of technical payroll systems and HR systems
• 10 plus years of project and program management
• Expert knowledge of payroll transformation and creating automated processes
• SOX compliance and controls experience
• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce, Workday, ADP Celergo, and ADP Global View

SKILLS:

• Strong communication skills
• Master skills with Microsoft applications including Excel
• Advanced analytical skills with ability to deep into details, problem solve, and understanding the bigger picture

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 06/24/2025, although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.