Director, Payroll

Requisition #: 674281 Location: Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21201 Category: Leadership Schedule: Day Shift Employment Type: Full Time

This remote position is a newly established leadership role, part of the Workday transition, and is the first step to enhancing our payroll structure.

We are seeking an experienced payroll leader who can build and transition a brand-new payroll organization for Johns Hopkins Health System, requiring deep payroll expertise, large-scale/multi-entity experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to successfully guide the organization through a complex transition.

The Director, Payroll serves as the strategic leader of the Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) payroll function, providing oversight and direction for a team responsible for payroll processing, analytics, and reporting across all JHHS entities. This position is accountable for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations for the health system, utilizing Workday and UKG Kronos systems. The Director will build and lead a scalable, high performing payroll organization focused on refined service delivery, standardization, continuous improvement, and readiness for technology and process modernization. This role requires strategic partnership with entity leaders, cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders, and a commitment to operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in the treatment and prevention of human illness. JHHS is an academically based health system consisting of: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Health System, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, The Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation and Johns Hopkins