Payroll Administration Manager

Your Role Are you passionate about payroll operations, digital transformation, and process improvement? As a Payroll Admin Manager at Aptiv, you will lead and optimize end-to-end payroll operations across all IS Mexico locations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency. You will drive payroll modernization through automation, system integrations, workflow optimization, and data-driven solutions while collaborating closely with HR, Finance, and Legal teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who combines strong technical expertise with leadership, strategic thinking, and a results-oriented mindset. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Payroll Operations and Systems Management Lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll process for all IS Mexico locations, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Configure, execute, and validate payroll processes in Workday and PeopleSoft. Administer the Time & Attendance system and PNET. Act as the legal representative for approvals in IMSS, FONACOT, and INFONAVIT systems. Prepare payroll accounting reports for Finance and support the financial administration of HR budgets. Provide Finance with the payroll information required for budget preparation. Digital Transformation and Process Improvement Lead payroll systems modernization projects focused on efficiency, standardization, data integrity, and user experience. Evaluate, implement, and optimize automation solutions, system integrations, and digital tools supporting payroll, timekeeping, labor cost management, and HR administrative processes. Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual workload, streamline payroll activities, and improve operational efficiency. Identify opportunities to strengthen payroll scalability through technology and workflow optimization. Labor Cost Management and Financial Analysis Develop and maintain advanced Excel models for labor cost analysis, forecasting, reporting, and payroll simulations. Implement labor cost reduction strategies aligned with organizational financial goals. Support workforce planning and other strategic labor cost initiatives. Ensure payroll reporting and financial information are accurate, timely, and aligned with business requirements. Compliance, Audits, and Labor Relations Ensure compliance with applicable payroll legislation, internal policies, and collective labor agreements. Manage and negotiate collective labor agreements, supporting fair and sustainable labor relations. Coordinate internal and external payroll audits and ensure transparency and regulatory compliance. Address government tax audits and ensure compliance with STPS payroll-related audits. Maintain ethical and professional conduct while complying with Internal Work Regulations and plant policies. Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration Lead and work with a team of payroll professionals focused on compliance, accuracy, and efficiency. Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to align payroll operations with corporate policies, employee relations, and workforce strategies. Support organizational changes and evolving business requirements. Perform additional responsibilities assigned according to business and organizational needs. Your Background Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field. Minimum of five years of experience in payroll administration, preferably within multinational companies. Strong Workday expertise is required, along with experience using PeopleSoft. Proven experience in payroll systems modernization, digital transformation, system integrations, and process automation. Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, macros, pivot tables, and data analysis. Solid knowledge of payroll legislation and collective labor agreements. Experience in Human Resources and labor relations. Advanced written and spoken English proficiency. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and results-oriented skills. Why Join Aptiv You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv’s winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. You make an impact at Aptiv. One of humanity’s greatest strengths is our drive to progress, improve, and achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you help build those solutions every day. You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support needed to care for your family, physical health, and mental health through a competitive benefits package. Your Benefits Major Medical Insurance with optional add-ons Life and Accidental Death Insurance Flexible Benefits Program Savings Fund Grocery Allowance Paid Time Off (Vacation, Vacation Premium, Holidays, and Christmas Bonus) Learning and Development Opportunities Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs Recognition for Innovation and Excellence Opportunities to Give Back to the Community Meet the Next-Generation Aptiv At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on, advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies. Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together. Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust! #LI-FD1 Privacy Notice - Active Candidates: Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.