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About the Role

Baker Tilly is seeking a Managing Director, HR & Payroll – Managed Services to lead the strategy, growth, and delivery of HR and payroll services. This executive leadership role will own practice strategy, profitable growth, client portfolio performance, service quality, talent leadership, and market presence while helping scale the practice nationally. The Managing Director will serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior client stakeholders, originate and expand strategic relationships, and align people, process, technology, risk management, and commercial priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the service line strategy, operating model, annual plan, and multi-year growth agenda for the Managed Services HRS Payroll & HR practice, with accountability for revenue growth, profitability, utilization, capacity, investment priorities, quality, and client retention.
• Translate firm strategy and market trends into differentiated HR and payroll solutions, scalable delivery models, and measurable business outcomes; establish governance, decision rights, performance measures, and escalation protocols that support consistent execution.
• Executive-sponsor a portfolio of strategic and complex client relationships, maintaining trusted advisor relationships with C-suite and senior stakeholders and leading the response to high-risk, high-impact, or escalated client matters.
• Oversee service delivery standards, client experience, quality controls, engagement economics, and continuous improvement across the portfolio, including strategic and operational guidance related to HR strategy, payroll operations, benefits, organizational design, workforce infrastructure, and business continuity.
• Originate new client relationships and expand existing accounts through executive-level business development, cross-selling, centers of influence, and strategic partnerships; own or sponsor priority pursuits from qualification and solution design through pricing, negotiation, and executive presentation.
• Build and activate relationships with insurance brokers, C-suite leaders, referral partners, and other centers of influence, and represent Baker Tilly nationally through thought leadership, industry forums, webinars, publications, speaking engagements, and strategic alliances.
• Build, organize, and lead a high-performing leadership team; forecast workforce and capability needs; and create clear accountability, coaching expectations, career paths, succession plans, and development opportunities for practice professionals.
• Sponsor the practice technology roadmap and prioritize investments in HCM, payroll, workflow, data, automation, reporting, training, and process improvement to improve scale, controls, quality, and client value.
• Use performance data and client feedback to improve offerings and inform resource and investment decisions while overseeing budgets, forecasts, billing discipline, reporting, and management information required to operate and grow the practice.
• Maintain executive oversight of engagement risk, contractual commitments, client acceptance, independence considerations, data handling, and applicable professional and legal requirements; reinforce ethical conduct, confidentiality, sound judgment, and adherence to firm policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, HR, or a related field.
• CPP and/or SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CEBS, or other relevant professional credentials.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience, including significant leadership responsibility in HR, payroll, benefits, managed services, consulting, or a related professional services environment.
• Demonstrated success serving multiple clients across industries and managing complex relationships, engagements, and delivery priorities.
• Strong technical payroll, HR, and benefits experience, including the ability to direct work involving technical and legal considerations and engage appropriate specialists.
• Experience with Intuit QuickBooks Online, ADP, and/or other HCM and payroll technology platforms.
• Proven business development experience with a demonstrated track record of originating and growing client relationships and an established professional network, including relationships with insurance brokers, C-suite leaders, and other centers of influence.
• Strong executive presence, communication, presentation, relationship management, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead and supervise others, manage competing priorities, exercise sound ethical judgment, and deliver quality work with urgency.

Skills

• HR
• Payroll
• Benefits
• Managed Services
• Consulting
• HCM
• Intuit QuickBooks Online
• ADP
• Business Development
• Thought Leadership
• Client Relationship Management
• Operational Discipline
• Commercial Instincts
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Acumen
• Talent Leadership
• Risk Management
• Technology Implementation
• Data Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Executive Leadership

Experience Level

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience, including significant leadership responsibility in HR, payroll, benefits, managed services, consulting, or a related professional services environment.

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, HR, or a related field.
• CPP and/or SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CEBS, or other relevant professional credentials.

Salary/Compensations

• $182,150 - $345,330

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

About the Company

• Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.
• Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.
• Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients.
• Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients.
• Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
• Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion.
• Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Equal Opportunity

• Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.