Specialist, International Payroll and HR Services - PAR

Job description

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities) This position manages payroll and HR operations across multiple countries within an assigned region. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant execution of payroll and HR services, while improving process consistency, controls, continuity, and employee experience through partnership with internal stakeholders and external providers.

This position plays an important role in supporting Delta’s international payroll and HR operations by executing core payroll and HR processes, resolving operational issues, maintaining documentation and controls, and coordinating with HR, Payroll, Finance, Operations, and external providers. The role helps translate business, compliance, and service requirements into reliable day-to-day execution across international employee support processes.

PrimaryFunctions

• Executeend-to-end payroll for assigned countries in line with payroll calendars, internalcontrols, and local statutory requirements
• Manage payrollinputs, review outputs, perform validations, and resolve discrepancieswith internal stakeholders and external providers
• Process payrolltransactions, including employee data changes, time inputs, variable pay,deductions, retroactivity, terminations, corrections, and off-cyclepayments
• Handlepayroll-related reconciliations, general ledger activity, bankingactivities, and exception handling in partnership with Finance and other stakeholders
• Completeyear-end payroll activities, statutory reporting, and country-specificvalidations as required
• Maintainemployee master data and process personnel transactions with accuracy,confidentiality, and compliance
• Support employeelifecycle activities, including onboarding, offboarding, job changes,organizational updates, benefits administration, and time and attendanceadministration where applicable
• Resolve employeeand stakeholder inquiries related to payroll, HR processes, benefits, andtime systems, ensuring timely follow-up, documentation, and escalationwhere needed
• Maintain SOPs,payroll calendars, checklists, trackers, logs, and audit-readydocumentation to support consistent service delivery and businesscontinuity
• Monitor changesin local labor, payroll, tax, and statutory requirements and translatethose changes into operational updates
• Strengthencontrols through validations, reconciliations, documentation, and evidenceretention across the payroll cycle
• Serve as aprimary regional contact for payroll vendors and other third-partyproviders, tracking deliverables, reviewing outputs, and resolving serviceissues
• Partner with HR,Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, improveworkflows, support transitions, and stabilize processes
• Own post-payrollreporting, variance analysis, reconciliations, and secure distribution ofrequired outputs
• Identify trendsand support improvements that increase accuracy, reduce rework, simplifyworkflows, and improve service quality What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
• Bachelor’sdegree in accounting, finance, business, human resources, or a relatedfield preferred, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 4years of experience in payroll, HR operations, shared services, or relatedglobal operations
• Musthave valid authorization to live and work in the EU (including France) atthe time of application. Delta does not provide visa sponsorship for thisrole
• Experiencemanaging payroll and HR operations across multiple countries and varyingstatutory requirements
• Strong knowledgeof payroll operations, HR processes, controls, reconciliations, andcompliance requirements
• Hands-onexperience with payroll, time, and HR systems, including year-end andstatutory activities
• Experienceworking with external payroll or HR service providers
• Strongproficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and other tools used to supportpayroll and HR operations
• Demonstratedability to work across functions, manage operational priorities, andsupport process improvement in a complex environment
• Strong attentionto detail, judgment, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Strong writtenand verbal communication skills
• Airline industryexperience preferred
• Business-levelproficiency in local language is a plus
• Demonstratesthat privacy is a priority when handling personal data
• Embraces adiverse set of people, thinking, and styles
• Consistentlymakes safety and security, of self and others, the priority What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting,finance, business, human resources, or a related field preferred, orequivalent experience Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing Delta Air Lines, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.

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