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About the Role

Provides leadership and operational oversight for payroll delivery and operations across multiple locations, pay frequencies, and workforce populations, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on-time, and compliantly. This role leads a team responsible for payroll processing, funding, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight of payroll operations and governance, including payroll calendars, service agreements, approvals, control execution, and regulatory compliance.
• Acts as payroll owner by monitoring operational performance, identifying risks, and implementing corrective actions.
• Leads and oversees a group of payroll team members responsible for payroll administration and end-to-end processing.
• Sets clear priorities for payroll team members, monitors workload and performance, and provides coaching, training, and development.
• Addresses escalated and complex payroll discrepancies or employee inquiries.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements streamlined processes and best practices to improve efficiency and optimize technology use.
• Initiates and consults in the development of payroll policies and procedures.
• Partners with Finance, Treasury, Audit, and other stakeholders to ensure payroll controls, reconciliations, funding, and reporting requirements are met.
• Coordinates with and supports stakeholder and vendor relationships, monitoring service delivery and driving accountability.
• Performs, supports, and reviews completion of quarterly and year-end reporting, SOX and audit requirements, reconciliations, tax forms, and statutory filings.
• Nurtures and role-models a consistent culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and employee-centric service.
• Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
• Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• Progressive payroll experience.
• Supervisory experience a plus.
• Strong knowledge of payroll laws, regulations, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Multi-State and/or International experience a plus.
• Proficiency with HRIS and Microsoft Office applications.
• Expert skill level in Excel.
• Workday HCM or Payroll preferred.
• Highly organized, analytical, and detail oriented.
• Shows up with passion and a positive make-it-happen attitude every day.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a customer service-oriented approach to payroll.

Skills

• Excel
• Workday HCM
• Workday Payroll
• HRIS
• Microsoft Office

Location

• Rockford, Michigan

Work Type

• Normal office environment
• Some travel is required

Experience Level

• Progressive payroll experience
• Supervisory experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or related field preferred

About the Company

• Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear and apparel company driven by a vision to Make. Every Day. Better.
• Founded in 1883, the Company builds and grows iconic brands including Merrell®, Saucony®, Wolverine®, Sweaty Betty®, Chaco®, Hush Puppies®, Stride Rite®, HYTEST®, and Bates®, along with footwear licenses for Cat® and Harley-Davidson®.
• Headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, the Company’s products are sold in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide.
• In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.
• Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.

Equal Opportunity

• Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers.
• We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger.
• Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process.
• We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
• We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.