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United Kingdom · Finance roles · C-Suite (20+ years)

VP, Global Payroll Operations

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  • Experience bandC-Suite (20+ years)
  • Reports toChief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Chief Payroll Officer · Head of Global Payroll · Group Payroll Director

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1What this role really is

This isn't just about processing payslips; it's about owning the integrity of our global workforce's compensation, ensuring we pay everyone accurately, on time, and completely legally across every country we operate in. You'll be the ultimate guardian of payroll compliance, strategy, and technology for the entire enterprise.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Workday HCM (Payroll & Core HR)Strategic/Architect

Leading the design of global payroll configurations, overseeing major system upgrades, driving integration strategy with other enterprise modules, and managing vendor relationship.

Ceridian Dayforce (Global Payroll)Strategic/Architect

Defining the roadmap for global payroll processing, ensuring multi-country compliance, optimising system performance for scale, and negotiating service agreements.

SAP S/4HANA (Finance & HR modules)Architect

Designing the chart of accounts mapping for payroll-to-GL integration, overseeing automated reconciliation processes, and ensuring data integrity across enterprise systems.

Tableau Server / Power BI PremiumStrategic

Utilising executive-level dashboards for global payroll cost analysis, headcount trends, and compliance risk reporting to the Board and C-Suite.

Anaplan / Workday Adaptive PlanningStrategic

Leading the development of advanced payroll forecasting models, scenario planning for M&A, and long-range labour cost projections for the entire enterprise.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Global Payroll Strategy & PolicyN/A (inform)N/A (inform)N/A (inform)
Major System Selection & ImplementationN/A (inform)N/A (inform)N/A (inform)
Global Regulatory Compliance & RiskN/A (inform)N/A (inform)N/A (inform)
Organisational Design & Key Hires (Global Payroll)N/A (inform)N/A (inform)N/A (inform)

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Global Payroll Accuracy Rate
The percentage of payslips processed without any errors (underpayments, overpayments, incorrect deductions) across all entities worldwide.
Target · >99.95%

Achieving 99.96% accuracy in Q3 across all 20 countries, meaning fewer than 50 errors out of 120,000 payslips.

Cost Per Payslip Processed
The total cost (systems, labour, vendor fees) divided by the total number of payslips generated globally.
Target · Reduce by 5% YoY, or maintain below industry benchmark of £X

Reducing the average cost per payslip from £12.50 to £11.80 through system automation and vendor renegotiation.

Global Compliance Audit Pass Rate
The percentage of internal and external payroll audits (tax, social security, labour law) passed with zero material findings or penalties.
Target · 100% pass rate with zero material findings

Successfully passing the annual HMRC audit for the UK entity and the quarterly Form 941 reconciliation for the US without any penalties or significant adjustments.

Payroll System Implementation Success
The successful implementation of new global payroll systems or major modules, measured by on-time delivery, within budget, and meeting defined functional requirements.
Target · 95% on-time, within 5% budget variance, 100% critical functionality met

Deploying the new Workday Payroll module across EMEA within two weeks of the planned go-live date and 3% under the allocated £2M budget.

Executive & Board Confidence
The level of trust and confidence that the CFO, CEO, and Board have in the global payroll function's strategic direction, operational stability, and risk management.
  • You're proactively consulted on M&A payroll integration strategies. The Board asks for your insights on global labour cost trends. There are no unexpected payroll-related issues raised in Board meetings. You're seen as the authoritative voice on all things payroll.
Strategic Influence & Thought Leadership
Your ability to shape the company's broader HR and Finance strategies through expert payroll insights and to represent the company as a thought leader in the industry.
  • Your proposals for global payroll harmonisation are adopted by the Executive Committee. You're invited to speak at industry conferences on payroll innovation or compliance. You regularly publish internal whitepapers on emerging payroll trends.
Talent Development & Retention
The health and growth of your global payroll team, measured by their engagement, professional development, and retention rates.
  • Your direct reports are consistently promoted internally. Your team's engagement scores are above company average. You have a clear succession plan for key leadership roles within global payroll. You're known for building strong, capable teams.
Proactive Risk Management
Your ability to identify, assess, and mitigate emerging payroll-related risks (regulatory, technological, operational) before they become problems.
  • You present a quarterly global payroll risk register to the Audit Committee. You've implemented new controls in anticipation of upcoming legislative changes. No 'surprises' related to payroll compliance or operations hit the executive team.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Global Impact & Scale

You'll find immense satisfaction in knowing your decisions directly affect thousands of employees across diverse cultures and economies, ensuring their financial well-being. It's about building something that truly works, everywhere.

Successfully launching payroll operations in a new country, ensuring full compliance from day one, and seeing the positive feedback from new employees.

Strategic Problem Solving

You'll be tackling complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges that require deep analytical thought, creative solutions, and a long-term strategic vision. It's not just fixing a problem; it's designing a system that prevents it from recurring globally.

Developing and implementing a standardised global payroll framework that reduces manual effort by 30% and improves data consistency across all regions.

Building & Mentoring High-Performing Teams

You'll be leading and developing a large, geographically dispersed team, empowering them to excel and grow. Seeing your managers and their teams succeed, and knowing you've created a culture of excellence, will be a huge driver.

Mentoring a regional payroll manager who then successfully leads a major system migration project, exceeding all expectations.

What frustrates people
  • Dealing with fragmented legacy systems across newly acquired entities, making global harmonisation a nightmare.
  • Constant pressure from business units to 'bend the rules' for specific compensation structures, requiring firm pushback.
  • The sheer volume and pace of global regulatory changes, demanding continuous adaptation and system updates.
  • Managing vendor relationships where SLAs are consistently missed, despite significant investment.
  • Recruiting and retaining top-tier global payroll talent in a competitive market.
What this role does not give you
  • A purely operational focus – you'll be setting the strategy, not just executing day-to-day tasks.
  • A predictable, unchanging environment – global payroll is a constantly evolving beast.
  • The luxury of avoiding difficult conversations with senior leaders or external parties.
  • An opportunity to shy away from accountability for multi-million pound global compliance risks.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts the financial health of the company by ensuring accurate tax and social security contributions, mitigating compliance risks, and optimising operational costs across all payroll functions. More importantly, it underpins employee morale and trust globally. Get it right, and our people feel valued and secure. Get it wrong, and it's a huge blow to our reputation and ability to attract and retain talent.

Inside the business
  • CFO and Finance Leadership Team
  • CEO and Executive Committee
  • Chief People Officer (CPO) and HR Leadership
  • General Counsel and Legal Team
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and IT Leadership
  • Internal Audit Committee
Outside the business
  • External Auditors (e.g., PwC, EY)
  • Tax Authorities (HMRC, IRS, etc.)
  • Payroll System Vendors (e.g., Ceridian, Workday)
  • Banking Partners
  • Legal and Compliance Advisors
  • Industry Bodies and Regulators

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • A proven track record of 20+ years in payroll, with at least 10 years in senior leadership roles managing global payroll operations for a large, complex organisation (10,000+ employees, multiple countries).
  • Demonstrable experience leading major global payroll system implementations (e.g., Workday, Ceridian Dayforce) from selection through to post-go-live optimisation.
  • Extensive experience in managing multi-million pound payroll budgets and vendor relationships at an executive level.
  • A deep, practical understanding of global regulatory compliance, including international tax, social security, and labour laws.
  • Proven ability to build, lead, and develop large, geographically dispersed payroll teams, fostering a culture of high performance and ethical conduct.
  • Experience presenting complex payroll strategies and risks to Board-level committees and executive leadership.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Blockchain for International Payments & Compliance

Blockchain technology offers potential for faster, more secure, and transparent international payroll payments, reducing FX fees and improving audit trails. Understanding its potential and limitations will be crucial for future global payment strategies.

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) · Smart Contracts for Payroll · Cryptocurrency in Payroll · Cross-Border Payment Solutions

  • This quarter: Read up on enterprise blockchain applications in finance and HR, specifically for cross-border payments.
  • This month: Attend a webinar or virtual conference on blockchain in global finance.
  • Month 2: Engage with our Treasury team to understand current international payment challenges and explore blockchain as a potential solution.
  • Month 3: Evaluate potential blockchain-based payroll payment providers and assess their regulatory compliance.

Quick win: Start a conversation with your banking partners about their roadmap for blockchain-enabled payment solutions and how it might impact our global payroll.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attending global payroll and HR technology conferences (e.g., Workday Rising, HR Technology Conference) to stay abreast of industry trends and network with peers.
  • Participating in executive leadership programmes focused on global strategy, change management, and organisational development.
  • Engaging with industry bodies and regulatory working groups to influence future payroll legislation and best practices.
  • Mentoring rising talent within the Finance and HR functions, sharing your expertise and building future leaders.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI Governance & Ethical Deployment

As AI becomes embedded in payroll processes (anomaly detection, forecasting, chatbots), understanding the ethical implications, data bias, and governance frameworks is critical. We need to ensure our AI use is fair, transparent, and compliant with evolving regulations.

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Your PlanIllustration

Built for VP, Global Payroll Operations

3 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Payroll ProcessingInstitute of Accountants and Bookkeepers · covers 3 of 4 standardsLevel 2
  2. Calculate Gross PayInstitute of Accountants and Bookkeepers · covers 2 of 4 standardsLevel 2
  3. Determining Gross PayInstitute of Accountants and Bookkeepers · covers 2 of 4 standardsLevel 2
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The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Governance & Ethical Deployment

As AI becomes embedded in payroll processes (anomaly detection, forecasting, chatbots), understanding the ethical implications, data bias, and governance frameworks is critical. We need to ensure our AI use is fair, transparent, and compliant with evolving regulations.

  • AI Ethics Principles
  • Data Privacy in AI
  • Bias Detection & Mitigation
  • AI Auditability & Explainability

Hyper-automation Strategy & Orchestration

The future of global payroll isn't just about individual automations, but orchestrating a seamless, end-to-end automated process across multiple systems and regions. This requires a strategic mindset to identify opportunities and manage complex integrations.

  • RPA (Robotic Process Automation) at Scale
  • Intelligent Process Automation (IPA)
  • Process Mining & Optimisation
  • Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Global Statutory & Tax Compliance
  • International Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation
  • M&A Payroll Integration
  • Enterprise Payroll System Architecture & Strategy
  • Global Vendor Management & Contract Negotiation

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Director of Global Payroll from a Large Enterprise

    You'd typically have spent 5-10 years as a Director, managing a significant portion of a global payroll function (e.g., EMEA, APAC, or a specific business unit) in a comparable large, complex organisation.

    Skills to master

    • Deep expertise in multi-country compliance, large-scale team leadership, strategic vendor management, and successful delivery of major payroll projects.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Proven track record of managing multi-million pound payroll budgets and achieving significant cost efficiencies.
    • Successfully led a major regional or global payroll system implementation.
    • Consistently delivered high-accuracy, high-compliance payroll operations for a large employee base.
    • Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and manage complex cross-functional initiatives.
  2. 2

    Head of Finance Operations / Shared Services (with strong payroll focus)

    Roughly 7-12 years leading a broader finance operations or shared services function, where global payroll was a significant and complex component of your remit.

    Skills to master

    • Broad financial acumen, process optimisation across multiple finance functions, experience with shared service centre models, and strong vendor management.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully consolidated or transformed finance operations, including payroll, across multiple geographies.
    • Demonstrated ability to drive efficiency and cost reduction through process automation and centralisation.
    • Strong understanding of the interplay between payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger functions.
    • Experience managing large operational teams and driving performance improvements.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This role is a pinnacle for many in the payroll profession. It offers the chance to truly shape an enterprise and leave a lasting legacy of operational excellence and employee trust. Where you go from here is really up to you and the impact you want to make.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how VP, Global Payroll Operations is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

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13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Payroll ProcessingLevel 2

Applied to your work in VP, Global Payroll Operations

By completing this unit, learners will be able to determine and record income tax, national insurance, voluntary deductions, and statutory deductions, and reconcile payments to employees and external agencies.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in VP, Global Payroll Operations

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Global Payroll Accuracy RateThe percentage of payslips processed without any errors (underpayments, overpayments, incorrect deductions) across all entities worldwide.Achieving 99.96% accuracy in Q3 across all 20 countries, meaning fewer than 50 errors out of 120,000 payslips.>99.95%
  • Cost Per Payslip ProcessedThe total cost (systems, labour, vendor fees) divided by the total number of payslips generated globally.Reducing the average cost per payslip from £12.50 to £11.80 through system automation and vendor renegotiation.Reduce by 5% YoY, or maintain below industry benchmark of £X
  • Global Compliance Audit Pass RateThe percentage of internal and external payroll audits (tax, social security, labour law) passed with zero material findings or penalties.Successfully passing the annual HMRC audit for the UK entity and the quarterly Form 941 reconciliation for the US without any penalties or significant adjustments.100% pass rate with zero material findings
  • Payroll System Implementation SuccessThe successful implementation of new global payroll systems or major modules, measured by on-time delivery, within budget, and meeting defined functional requirements.Deploying the new Workday Payroll module across EMEA within two weeks of the planned go-live date and 3% under the allocated £2M budget.95% on-time, within 5% budget variance, 100% critical functionality met
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From VP, Global Payroll Operations to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ Chief Financial Officer (CFO)→ your design
Where this takes you

This role is a pinnacle for many in the payroll profession. It offers the chance to truly shape an enterprise and leave a lasting legacy of operational excellence and employee trust. Where you go from here is really up to you and the impact you want to make.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
VP, Global Payroll Operations
  • Global Statutory & Tax Compliance
  • International Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation
  • M&A Payroll Integration
  • Enterprise Payroll System Architecture & Strategy
  • Global Vendor Management & Contract Negotiation
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

VP, Global Payroll Operations is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

    5-10+ years (highly dependent on individual and company size)

    This is a significant step, moving from a functional VP to the ultimate financial leader of the entire organisation.

    • Treasury management, tax strategy (corporate level), financial planning & analysis (FP&A), external reporting, audit committee engagement.

  2. Chief Operating Officer (COO)

    5-10+ years (requires strong operational breadth)

    Moving from a finance-specific function to overseeing the entire operational execution of the company.

    • Logistics, production planning, quality control, customer service strategy, enterprise resource planning (ERP) oversight.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, managing global payroll is incredibly complex. But what if you could offload some of that heavy lifting to smart AI tools? We're not talking about replacing people, but about supercharging your team and operations. Imagine the strategic headspace you'd gain.

For a VP, Global Payroll Operations, AI isn't about small task automation; it's about gaining strategic oversight, mitigating enterprise-level risk, and driving efficiency across your entire global function. It frees you up to focus on the truly complex, human-centric challenges and future-proofing our operations.

Enterprise Anomaly Detection

An AI system that scans all global payroll runs before finalisation, flagging unusual variances in salaries, deductions, or tax calculations across thousands of employees and multiple countries. It's like having an army of super-auditors working 24/7, catching errors before they become problems.

Multi-Jurisdiction Legislative Analysis

An advanced AI assistant that continuously monitors tax and labour law changes across all our operating countries. It provides concise, actionable summaries on how new legislation impacts our systems, policies, and compliance requirements, saving your team hundreds of hours in legal research.

Strategic Payroll Forecasting & Scenario Modelling

Use AI to build highly accurate, predictive models for global payroll expenses, factoring in hiring plans, promotion cycles, and market salary data. Run 'what-if' scenarios for new market entries or M&A integrations, giving the CFO unparalleled visibility and control over labour costs.

Global Tier-1 Employee Support Chatbot

Deploy an AI-powered chatbot, accessible in multiple languages, that provides instant, accurate answers to common employee payroll queries (e.g., 'How do I submit an expense report in Brazil?', 'What's the tax treatment for my bonus in Singapore?'). This significantly reduces the burden on your global payroll support teams.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a VP, Global Payroll Operations?

Common routes in include Director of Global Payroll from a Large Enterprise (You'd typically have spent 5-10 years as a Director, managing a significant portion of a global payroll function (e.g., EMEA, APAC, or a specific business unit) in a comparable large, complex organisation.) and Head of Finance Operations / Shared Services (with strong payroll focus) (Roughly 7-12 years leading a broader finance operations or shared services function, where global payroll was a significant and complex component of your remit.). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a VP, Global Payroll Operations progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (5-10+ years (highly dependent on individual and company size)) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) (5-10+ years (requires strong operational breadth)), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a VP, Global Payroll Operations in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 7 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a VP, Global Payroll Operations?

Increasingly, AI Governance & Ethical Deployment and Hyper-automation Strategy & Orchestration. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows VP, Global Payroll Operations, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 4 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a VP, Global Payroll Operations: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 7

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Finance roles

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

Your expertise in global financial operations, compliance, and large-scale team leadership is highly transferable across various industries, particularly in other multi-national corporations, financial services, or technology companies with significant global footprints. The principles of accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll are universal.

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