Satish Chandra Sharma
Gurgaon
Summary
Results-driven Global Payroll Director with expertise in payroll operations and compliance. Strong background in APAC labour laws and vendor management, ensuring seamless transitions and operational efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director – Global Payroll Ops & Transition
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
05.2023 - Current
- Lead global payroll operations and compliance delivery for APAC, EMEA & Americas.
- Accountable for global payroll transitions, ICP SWAPs, and software migrations.
- Established Direct Deliver Market (DDM) in-house teams for scalable payroll operations.
- Partner with Sales teams to design implementation strategy and transition timelines.
- Manage RFP process for vendor selection, aligning payroll/compliance scope with operational needs.
- Regularly report to leadership on milestones, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Handle escalations, ensure client satisfaction, and manage delivery margins.
- Lead people and performance management across diverse global teams.
Senior Manager – Global Payroll Ops & Transition
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Managed end-to-end payroll operations and payroll implementation globally.
- Established in-house payroll team for the APAC region.
- Ensured 100% compliance with statutory regulations across multiple countries.
- Drove governance frameworks with clients and software vendors.
- Designed and executed training programs to upskill payroll teams.
Regional Manager – APAC
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
01.2017 - 07.2021
- Directed payroll service delivery for APAC & EMEA through service pods.
- Managed payroll transitions under the shared services model.
- Oversaw timely, accurate payroll cycles while mentoring Payroll SMEs and Operations Managers.
- Implemented productivity standards, achieving cost efficiency and accuracy targets.
- Partnered with client stakeholders at multiple levels to strengthen governance.
- Acted as escalation point for payroll issues and supported RFP participation.
Payroll Process Manager
American Express India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 12.2016
- Managed payroll for 7,000+ employees across India, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia & Vietnam.
- Oversaw payroll audits, reconciliations, compliance reporting, and statutory filings across multiple countries.
- Ensured compliance with local regulations (IR56, IR8A, CPF, GOSI, PF, TDS, etc.).
- Supervised payroll assistants and implemented robust internal controls to ensure SOX compliance.
- Led year-end payroll reconciliations, vendor management, and audit coordination.
- Delivered timely payroll and full & final settlements with zero compliance breaches.
Education
Master of Commerce (M.Com) -
Aligarh Muslim University
01.2004
Skills
- Global Payroll Operations & Compliance
- Payroll Transition & Implementation
- People & Stakeholder Management
- APAC Labour Laws & Global Compliance
- RFPs & Vendor Management
- Process Improvement & Automation
- Budgeting & Resource Planning
- Audits: SOC
- SOX
- Internal & Statutory
- MIS
- Reporting & Quality Assurance
- SAP-Global View
- Workday
- PeopleSoft
- MyHR
- GreytHR
- Hr3
- P2U (APAC)
- MS Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Visio & MS Project
- Smartsheet
Certification
- PMP, 3209804
- CPP, Certified Payroll Professional
- CFMP, KPMG
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/09/81
- Marital Status: Married
- Apart from my career information, I love to travel, I love cooking & Gardenning.
Key Global Projects And Achievements
- Delivered UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain & Kuwait payroll transition → Saved USD 100K annually (79 Payrolls / 3100 Payslip).
- Set up Philippines Inhouse Team → Transitioned 43 Payrolls / 981 Payslips.
- Delivered Hong Kong & Singapore Inhouse Project → Saved USD 90K annually (72 Payrolls / 5000 Payslips).
- Delivered Australia Transition → Saved USD 120K annually (43 Payrolls / 2340 Payslips).
- Ongoing Inhouse Projects: South Korea (100%), Netherlands (100%), New Zealand (Completed 06/30/24), Argentina (100%), Canada (100%), France (90%), Spain (100%), US Migration (20%).
- Led multiple automation initiatives resulting in higher efficiency and accuracy.
Accomplishments
- Successfully Setup Inhouse Team in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Philippines & South Kores
- Successfully Setup India & Gulf Country (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait & Oman) as Inhouse Payroll Processing Team
- Successfully set up the Netherlands, Switzerland payroll in-house team
- Successfully setup Argentina, Brazil, Canada as a Inhouse Payroll Processing Team
- Successfully completed various global payroll migrations project for Payroll Software to different platform and in country partner swap projects
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Director – Global Payroll Ops & Transition
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
05.2023 - Current
Senior Manager – Global Payroll Ops & Transition
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
08.2021 - 04.2023
Regional Manager – APAC
Safeguard World Payroll Services Pvt. Ltd (Deel)
01.2017 - 07.2021
Payroll Process Manager
American Express India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 12.2016
Master of Commerce (M.Com) -
Aligarh Muslim University
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