Lead end-to-end India payroll operations for a 10-month contract, ensuring accuracy, statutory compliance, reconciliations, vendor coordination, and employee query resolution. Drive Wage Code and regulatory implementations, payroll transformation, process redesign, governance, automation, reporting improvements, documentation, SOPs, and knowledge transfer. Collaborate with HR, Finance, outsourced payroll providers, managers, and business stakeholders to strengthen controls and deliver scalable payroll operations.