Meta
People Specialist, Payroll
Summary
Meta’s People Service Delivery (PSD) team supports scalable people programs and services across the employee lifecycle. The People Specialist, Payroll partners with global payroll leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, timely payroll inputs and smooth payroll/timekeeping operations while driving scalable process improvements.
What you'll do
Manage scaled payroll-related operations and build strategic partnerships with suppliers and cross-functional teams (People Ops, Payroll Finance, Timekeeping/Scheduling).
Lead complex projects and drive execution for Payroll, Timekeeping, and Scheduling operations.
Own data hygiene for in-region payroll inputs, ensuring accuracy and timeliness for recurring payroll activities.
Ensure quality assurance for vendor-managed processes and prevent recurring delivery issues.
Provide timely, accurate updates to leads and stakeholders and meet agreed deadlines with urgency.
Improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency through metrics-driven supplier engagements aligned to organizational goals.
Navigate global requirements and regulatory constraints (with guidance from Global Payroll Leads) to deliver programs in a fast-moving environment.
Partner with People Ops, Benefits/Compensation, Finance, Legal, and Tax to drive consistent, repeatable, measurable outcomes.
Document, improve, and maintain systems, workflows, and playbooks across vendor and internal stakeholder teams.
Partner with HR Tech and Engineering to drive automation and continuous process improvement across integrated systems and suppliers.
Develop strategies for location planning, privacy/security, contingency planning, and audit readiness.
Influence end-to-end process improvements for scalability and automation to support growth.
Drive change management for new systems, programs, and process changes.
Analyze and report metrics on people systems activities to support strategic decisions and continuous improvement.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in People Operations or Business Operations in a fast-paced environment supporting operations across multiple countries, using data-driven insights and implementing improvements at scale.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or operations discipline (or equivalent experience).
Knowledge of HR best practices and legislative/regulatory constraints; experience executing programs to meet these requirements.
Experience meeting SLAs and KPIs while ensuring data quality across multiple systems.
Ability to drive decisions under ambiguity and time pressure; strong analytical and reasoning skills.
Self-directed execution across multiple teams; systems mindset in large-scale, critical environments.
Strategic thinking with the ability to execute tactically; strong problem solving and workflow design skills.
Proven cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills (in-person and remote).
Highly effective communication, including simplifying complex concepts for stakeholders.
Detail-oriented and highly organized with a track record of delivering timely results.
Preferred: SOX/internal audit familiarity; payroll/shared services experience; tech industry familiarity; North America/Latin America HR or payroll exposure; LEAN tools; presentation preparation; requirements analysis; time tracking systems and solution design; adaptability in shifting priorities; supplier performance oversight; experience with multi-region payroll systems (e.g., SAP, Workday, ADP).
Conditions
Compensation range: $113,000/year to $170,000/year base, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
Works closely with global and cross-functional stakeholders; supports multi-region operations.
Benefits offered by Meta (details referenced in posting).
Equal Opportunity Employer; participates in E-Verify in certain locations; accommodations available upon request.