Director, Payroll Transformation

Job Title: Director, Payroll Transformation Company: Scotiabank Job Category: SAP HCM Roles & Responsibilities: The Director, Payroll Transformation leads the design, implementation, and modernization of enterprise payroll systems and processes across the organization. This role is accountable for delivering large\-scale payroll transformation initiatives, with a focus on SAP HCM and/or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, ensuring system accuracy, operational continuity, and alignment across Human Resources, Technology, and Finance. As a key leader within the transformation program, this role provides oversight and direction across all phases of payroll system delivery, including design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post\-go\-live stabilization. The Director will ensure payroll solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned with enterprise standards, while supporting a seamless employee experience. A core aspect of this role is to partner closely with cross\-functional stakeholders to align business requirements with system capabilities, manage complex integrations across HRIS, finance, time, and third\-party platforms, and ensure the successful execution of payroll transformation objectives. Is this role right for you? In this role, you will: * Lead end\-to\-end payroll transformation initiatives, including solution design, system configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities. * Drive payroll testing and validation efforts, including user acceptance testing (UAT), parallel payroll runs, reconciliation, and issue resolution to ensure system accuracy and readiness. * Oversee system integration across HR, Finance, time, and third\-party platforms to enable seamless data flow and end\-to\-end payroll processing. * Partner with HR, Technology, Finance, and external vendors to align system requirements, manage dependencies, and deliver transformation outcomes. * Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and governance requirements related to payroll processing, data integrity, and financial reporting. * Lead cross\-functional workstreams and collaborate with program stakeholders to ensure delivery against timelines, scope, and quality expectations. * Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to enhance payroll processes, systems, and overall operational efficiency. * Build and maintain strong relationships across stakeholders, fostering alignment, accountability, and effective communication throughout the transformation lifecycle. * Create an environment that promotes effective and efficient operations, ensuring alignment with Scotiabank’s Values and Code of Conduct, and supporting strong governance and control practices. Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Availability: Full time

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Key Skills: SAP HCM, Payroll Salary: Not disclosed