AVP, Payroll

About the role

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services. With a corporate purpose of 'In Pursuit of Better,' Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company's footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive. What We Value: Our Culture Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work. At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees' voices and support an inclusive culture. Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer. Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be: Learners - We learn from our challenges and successes Leaders - We commit to continuous improvement Enthusiasts - We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible Achievers - We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth. Why This Role Is Valuable The AVP, Payroll Operations is responsible for leading a scalable, globally integrated payroll function delivering consistent, compliant, and high-quality payroll services across Revantage and supported Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies. This role owns payroll service delivery within a shared-services model, ensuring operational excellence, system integrity, and a seamless employee and stakeholder experience. How You Add Value Payroll Operations Leadership Own end-to-end payroll service delivery across Revantage and portfolio companies, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency in a multi-entity environment. Manage payroll operations across multiple legal entities, jurisdictions, and employee populations, balancing standardization with client-specific requirements. Establish and maintain service delivery standards, SLAs, and performance metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement. Ensure payroll readiness across the employee lifecycle, including accurate processing of new hires, terminations, compensation changes, and time and absence inputs. Partner with Compensation, Benefits, People Operations, Finance, and P&C Business Partners to ensure alignment, data integrity, and a coordinated employee experience. Global Operating Model & Team Leadership Lead a globally integrated payroll operating model across onshore and India-based teams, optimizing work allocation, scalability, and cost efficiency. Build and develop a high-performing payroll organization, defining clear roles, capabilities, and career progression across regions. Drive knowledge transfer, process standardization, and operational consistency across global teams. Foster a service-oriented, partner-focused culture that supports complex stakeholder needs across multiple portfolio companies. Workday Payroll & Systems Governance Serve as the functional owner of payroll within Workday, ensuring data integrity, process standardization, and system optimization as the system of record. Drive governance and consistency across Workday payroll, time, and absence configurations to enable scale and reduce manual intervention. Partner with People Technology to lead system enhancements, integrations, and releases impacting payroll operations. Oversee issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of system performance and user experience. PEO & Vendor Management Manage a hybrid payroll delivery model, including oversight of external PEO and payroll vendors. Ensure clear accountability, accurate data exchange, and alignment across internal and external payroll processes. Monitor vendor performance, service quality, and cost efficiency, identifying opportunities to optimize the operating model over time. Compliance, Controls & Reporting Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, stat