{"id":58342,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darwinrecruitment.ch\/de\/job\/managed-payroll-lead-new-york-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:02:23","slug":"managed-payroll-lead-new-york-new-york","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.darwinrecruitment.ch\/de\/job\/managed-payroll-lead-new-york-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Managed Payroll Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-section-id=\"1jl2fmw\" data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"50\">About the Opportunity<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"446\">A growing HR technology and workforce solutions consulting firm is seeking an experienced Managed Payroll Lead to support and oversee payroll operations across a portfolio of clients. 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