The Strategic Payroll Leader | Beyond Compliance at Payroll Summit 2026 with Vickie Graham #249
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Vickie Graham, Managing Director of Reward Strategy.
Title: 🌟 The Strategic Payroll Leader | Beyond Compliance at Payroll Summit 2026 with Vickie Graham #249 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: 👤Vickie Graham, Managing Director of Reward Strategy
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with Vickie Graham to break down what happened, what it means, and why this year felt different from every summit before it.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Evolving Skills in Pay and Reward: Vickie explains how automation is pushing professionals toward marketing-style skills like personas and communication.
- Strategic Ambition Over Titles: Vickie shares an audience poll showing only 10% wanted the “Chief Payroll Officer” title, while 99% wanted a seat in strategic conversations.
- What Wins an Award: Vickie breaks down the judging criteria, from measurable outcomes to supporting evidence, using the Champneys case study.
- Building Cross-Functional Relationships: Nick highlights the need for payroll professionals to build relationships with adjacent functions like IT and legal to raise their profile.
- Celebrating Julie Northover: Nick and Vickie reflect on Julie Northover’s Lifetime Achievement Award and her decades-long impact on the profession.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Vickie Graham’s LinkedIn Profile
- 🌳 Greenify Talent: JGA Planet Positive (ESG) Recruitment Solution
- 👤 Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- 📢 JGA Payroll Recruitment
- 🎧 Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
PAYROLL LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! 📢
🙏 Thank you for tuning in to The Payroll Podcast. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we continue to dive into the fascinating world of payroll! 🎧🌍
If you need the support of a payroll recruitment agency to help fill your next payroll vacancy, please please contact me! I possess over 20 years of payroll recruitment agency expertise and I would love to help! nick@jgarecruitment.com or call 01727 800377
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