Director, Global People Services NCE Payroll

Are you an engaged leader with solid knowledge of the payroll environment? Are you looking to improve organizational performance and deliveries? This role offers a unique chance to be part of a global People & Culture team within a company focused on advancing the green transition.

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The Global People Services Payroll organization is responsible for delivering compliant, efficient, and high‑quality payroll services across all Vestas regions. Within this structure, the NCE Payroll organization oversees payroll operations across multiple Northern & Central Europe markets, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and positive employee experience. As Vestas continues to advance and evolve its payroll operating model, the NCE Payroll team plays a critical role in establishing standardization, operational discipline, and service excellence across one of the company's most complex and strategically important regions.

Responsibilities

As the Director of Global People Services NCE Payroll (m/f/d), you will guide continuous improvement initiatives, uphold operational excellence, and implement standardized processes across the NCE payroll landscape aligned with global payroll strategy and governance.

Further, your main responsibilities will include

• Partner closely with regional HR, Finance, Legal, and Global Payroll leadership to ensure alignment, risk mitigation, and effective issue resolution.
• Oversee vendor relationships and performance across the NCE region, ensuring service levels, accuracy, and contractual commitments are met
• Ensure effective internal controls, audit readiness, and adherence to Vestas' data privacy, security, and financial compliance standards
• Support ongoing global transformation initiatives, ensuring NCE payroll input, readiness, and adoption of future-state systems, tools, and processes
• Lead, mentor, and develop the NCE Payroll team, improving capability, engagement, and cross‑regional collaboration
• Provide regular updates to the Global Head of Payroll and other senior stakeholders, highlighting operational performance, risks, and improvement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading payroll operations across multi‑country European regions
• Extensive knowledge of payroll compliance, regulatory frameworks, and statutory requirements across Northern & Central Europe
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in managing and developing cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to implement operational excellence, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated vendor management skills, with experience overseeing outsourced payroll service providers (e.g. ADP)
• High level of proficiency in English

Competencies

• Practical operational leadership with a focus on quality, compliance, and employee experience
• Highly effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to gain buy-in across senior levels and diverse functional groups
• Ability to navigate complex environments, manage competing demands, and maintain high execution standards
• Skilled at interpreting data, tracking KPIs, and using insights to guide sound decisions
• High integrity and commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and compliance
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and implement sustainable solutions
• Collaborative mindset, building alignment across functions, regions, and stakeholder groups

What we offer

This role provides the opportunity to lead payroll operations across one of Vestas' most significant regions, directly contributing to service excellence and operational stability. You will play a key role in developing your team and join a global payroll leadership team committed to innovation, compliance, and continuous improvement. As Director for NCE Payroll, you will influence strategic decisions, shape future-state payroll operations, and support Vestas' mission to deliver world‑class people services for a diverse, global workforce.

Additional information

This position will be based in either DK, Aarhus, DK, Copenhagen, DE, Hamburg or PL, Szczecin, where the team members are located. You should expect some travel activity, up to 40 days per year.

If the above matches your skills and qualifications, please apply no later than March 11, 2026.

Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

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DEIB Statement

 
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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About Vestas

 
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 30,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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