Payroll Lead - UK and Ireland

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Overview

The UK & Ireland Payroll Lead is the subject matter expert responsible for the end-to-end delivery of accurate and timely payroll for all UK employees. This role ensures compliance with statutory requirements, internal controls, and company policies, while providing expert guidance on all payroll-related matters. The Payroll Lead acts as owner of the payroll process and drives outcomes, solves problems, and improves delivery through effective management of payroll providers, internal stakeholders, and support teams while focusing on process improvement and elevation of employees’ experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads execution of payrolls for UK & Ireland as assigned to ensure accurate and timely payroll processes
• Maintains clear ownership of all payroll processes, controls, and governance frameworks
• Puts systems and tools in place to effectively manage accurate payroll processing and issue management in ServiceNow
• Develops and utilizes metrics to drive operational excellence, continuous improvement and standardization across payroll operations and systems
• Ensures robust payroll process documentation and training for internal and external teams
• Facilitates the resolution of issues. Engages with CloudPay and TCS representatives to align on features, integrations and issue resolutions (pre and post payroll)
• Analyzes and helps interpret complex policies and payroll per in country regulatory requirements

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Leads with a focus on employee education and customer service
• Leads, coaches, and develops payroll team members & delivery partners to ensure strong performance, accuracy, and compliance
• Teams with other Boeing organizations to address and support cross-organizational payroll process
• Manages relationships with external payroll vendors, auditors, and HMRC, ensuring service levels and compliance are maintained
• Partners with Finance on payroll accounting, reconciliations, and reporting

Compliance and Controls

• Ensures payroll operations are fully compliant with UK & Ireland tax legislation, statutory reporting, and data protection requirements
• Ensures and maintains compliance by improving internal controls and guidelines to regulatory requirements
• Proactively identifies risks, issues, and improvement opportunities, and implements corrective actions where required
• Facilitates decisions and makes recommendations regarding emerging regulatory issues with key partners including HR, Tax, and legal

Continuous Improvement

• Leads initiatives to optimize payroll processes through automation, system enhancements, and improved data integrity
• Monitors payroll performance metrics and drives service excellence
• Stays current with changes in UK payroll legislation and assess impacts on payroll operations

Competencies

• Strong understanding and knowledge of UK and Ireland payroll requirements including tax regulations and HMRC requirements
• Experience with payroll platforms and vendor relationships including CloudPay, WorkDay and ServiceNow
• Understanding of pre-payroll requirements, exception scenarios and ability to analyze and troubleshoot post-payroll discrepancies
• Attention to detail, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities across HR, Payroll, Timekeeping & Attendance systems
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence across HR, Finance, and external providers
• Demonstrated experience leading others to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Ability to anticipate future events and apply systems thinking to accelerate performance

Behavioral Attributes

• Ensure Positive Employee Experience
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Build Positive Relationships
• Business and Strategic Acumen
• Digital Literacy
• Global Perspective
• Team Management

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Inclusive culture and flexible, empowering work environment
• Parental leave options
• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
• Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
• 6x annual salary life insurance
• Learning Together Programme to support ongoing personal and career development
• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs and incentives

Logistics and Compliance

• Work Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not sponsor immigration or labour sponsorship
• Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense
• Applications for this position will be accepted until Jan. 23, 2026
• Export Control Requirements: Not an Export Control position
• Relocation benefits are not negotiable
• Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance
• Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
• Shift: Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)
• Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination and we encourage accommodations for candidates with disabilities