In July 2013, Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre, and in April 2014, she was appointed to the board of directors of the National Bank of Canada.
V júli 2013 bola vymenovaná za chief operating officer (prevádzkovú riaditeľku) Montreal Science Centre a v apríli 2014 sa stala jednou z členov bankovej rady Národnej banky Kanady.