Talent Retention in Payroll Leadership | Building Careers for 2040 with Troy Markusson #247
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Troy Markusson, a Global Payroll Leader with nearly 30 years of experience in large-scale payroll operations, transformation, and compliance.
Title: 🌟 Talent Retention in Payroll Leadership | Building Careers for 2040 with Troy Markusson #247 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: 👤 Troy Markusson, Global Payroll Executive
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with Troy Markusson to unpack his original research project, Payroll 2040. Built from surveys and roundtables with over 200 students and early-career professionals, the research asks the question almost no one else is asking: what does the next generation actually think about payroll, and are we building a profession they even want to inherit?
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- The Trust Gap: Troy reveals that 40% of early-career professionals don’t trust their employer to get their pay right.
- The Payroll Talent Cliff: Troy explains why up to 80% of the payroll workforce could exit the profession within a decade.
- AI’s Real Role in Payroll: Troy distinguishes where AI helps (education, simulations) from where employees still demand a human (error resolution).
- Selling Payroll to the Next Generation: Nick and Troy unpack why the profession is undermarketed and how language shapes career appeal.
- Reclaiming Payroll’s Identity: Troy shares how storytelling and “payroll nerd” culture are rebuilding pride and visibility in the profession.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Troy Markusson”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! 🎧🌍
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