Director of Global Payroll for Crocs, Inc. supporting employees globally. Manage payroll, taxes, 401k/RRSP/international pension administration, Equity Administration, SOX / Internal Audit controls and processes as well as numerous audits for over 7,500 corporate, retail and distribution center employees globally.Global Payroll Leader for the roll out of a new European payroll vendor in 10 countries (also including India), including system integrations with HRIS, time and attendance, benefits, and jurisdictional requirements. Project manager for numerous systems roll outs and requirement gathering by country, including project planning, testing, statutory compliance and go live requirements. Leading global payroll function, including system implementations and project management. Led the Centers of Excellence project in the acquisition of Hey Dude shoes, including new payroll integration, time and attendance & benefits. Performed extensive systems testing in numerous test environments and systems to ensure a successful integration with our payroll schedule and systems. Led employee town halls and open enrollment meetings for the employees working for Hey Dude.Improved payroll's SOX / internal audit controls and processes, improving to the best level in Crocs history for payroll. Leading new middleware integration for payroll importing data from our HRIS software, with the goal of reducing manual workload and increasing system efficiencies. Created and successfully launched new integrations with benefit platforms, time and attendance (Kronos / UKG) and unemployment claims reporting.Implemented new Earned Wage Access for our North American employees, helping attract and retain top talent by offering work today, get paid today.