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Payroll Team Lead

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Alpharetta, GA
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Job overview

The COS Team Lead supports and coaches Payroll Specialists and Client Service Consultants, serving as an escalation point for client and technical issues. The role manages payroll-team workflows, monitors payroll accuracy, and helps ensure completion of daily and weekly payroll-cycle tasks. It also supports team training and mentoring and builds trusted client relationships through service delivery and participation in client calls or onsite visits as required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical KnowledgeVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationRelationship BuildingCoachingCustomer ServiceHRIS SystemsTeamworkAdaptabilityOrganizationFollow-Through

Qualifications

3+ Years Customer Service or HR/HRIS ExperienceMilitary Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

ADP is hiring a COS Team Lead!

In this role, the Team Lead, under the guidance of a Client Service Manager/Payroll Manager, provides support and coaching to and serves as an escalation point to a team of Payroll Specialists and Client Service Consultants in servicing clients and processing client's payrolls. The Team Lead must be able to influence tasks and deliverables for team members without direct reporting relationships.

The team lead provides high level technical application software support and coaching to resolve client escalations and other technical issues raised in the areas of system set up, product functionality, and payroll processing. The team lead coaches team members on the delivery of stellar service to build and improve client satisfaction and retention.

To thrive in this role, you must be comfortable in a client facing role leading a team of payroll specialists as part of a structured day. You have a way with clients that builds rapport, establishes trust, and shines with professionalism. Over the phone and in writing, your communication style is clear and easy for our clients to understand and take action on. As a result, your client satisfaction scores make you proud. Pace should not scare you. We also have a healthy dose of fun. Not only can you find a career here but friendships that last in a company that values inclusion.

Ready to #MakeYourMark? Apply now!

To learn more about Client Services at ADP, watch here: https://adp.careers/Client\_Services\_Videos

What you'll do:

What you can expect on a typical day:

  • Functional Responsibility

  • Manage the entire workflow of the payroll team towards successful service delivery to one or more clients

  • Make decisions with a thorough understanding of client payroll processing and daily checklist to monitor complete accuracy of payroll

  • Ensure daily and weekly tasks are completed to deliver on the execution of the entire payroll cycle

  • Leadership

  • Influence task deliverables for team members without direct reporting relationships

  • Support the training and mentoring of Payroll Specialists on job requirements, product functionality and service delivery techniques

  • Client Service Delivery

  • Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership with clients and Client retain team by providing World Class Service

  • Attend and actively participate in client conference calls or onsite visits as required by management

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience in a customer service environment or as an HR/HRIS practitioner with systems experience.

A college degree is great but not required. What's more important is having the skills to do the job. Other acceptable experiences could include:

  • Experience noted above, OR

  • Military experience where skills including teamwork, adaptability, organization, and follow-through will help you build team and client relationships, identify solutions, and achieve success.

Bonus Point for these Preferred Qualifications:

  • Technical Knowledge

  • Verbal and Written Communication

  • Relationship Building

  • Coaching

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN:

  • Be yourself in a culture that values equity, inclusion, and belonging and creates a safe space for diverse perspectives and insights.

  • Belong by joining one of our Business Resource Groups where you can connect globally with networks and allies who share common interests and experiences.

  • Grow your career in an agile, dynamic environment with plenty of opportunities to progress.

  • Continuously learn through ongoing training, development, and mentorship opportunities.

  • Be your healthiest. Best-in-class benefits start on Day 1 because healthy associates are happy ones.

  • Focus on your mental health and well-being. We're here to provide exceptional service to our clients, and none of that happens without each of us taking care of ourselves and being there for one another.

  • Join a company committed to giving back and generating a lasting, positive impact upon the communities in which we work and live.

  • Get paid to pay it forward. Company-paid time off for volunteering for causes you care about.

A little about ADP: We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration and a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We've received recognition for our work by many esteemed organizations, learn more at ADP Awards and Recognition (https://www.adp.com/about-adp/awards-and-recognition.aspx) .

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP: ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including: race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP’s operating needs, and applicant merit including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.

Ethics at ADP: ADP has a long, proud history of conducting business with the highest ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws. We also expect our people to uphold our values with the highest level of integrity and behave in a manner that fosters an honest and respectful workplace. Click https://jobs.adp.com/life-at-adp/ to learn more about ADP’s culture and our full set of values.

How this job compares

Set against the 603 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$65–90K/yr81 salary ranges
  • US median$27–32/hr159 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Payroll Specialist jobs in Georgia and 603 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (422 postings).
Education
34 of the 603 open Payroll Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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