Global Payroll Manager, Fintech - Athens

Optasia Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 330,517 - 440,690; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Anywhere Policy

Competitive remuneration package

Performance-based bonus scheme

Extra day off on your birthday

Comprehensive private healthcare insurance

All the tech gear you need

Job summary

Optasia Group is seeking a Global Payroll Manager to manage payroll across multiple international markets. This role focuses on ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations while collaborating with various departments like Finance and Legal.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in payroll governance, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work across cultures and geographies. A competitive remuneration package and benefits like work-from-anywhere policy are on offer.

Qualifications

• Progressive global payroll experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and compliance requirements.
• Experience working across multiple countries and payroll legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll delivery across multiple countries.
• Partner with Finance, People, and Legal for payroll changes.
• Monitor payroll legislation and compliance.

Skills

Global payroll experience

Payroll processes knowledge

Vendor management

Data-driven mindset

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Global Payroll Manager

The role focuses on managing payroll across multiple international markets within Optasia, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant operations, governance, and vendor management.

Location: Athens or Dubai

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accurate and timely delivery of payroll across multiple countries, coordinating internal inputs and external providers to ensure payroll is processed correctly and on schedule.
• Own payroll governance, controls, calendars, reconciliations, and audit readiness, ensuring payroll processes are well-documented, compliant, and scalable.
• Partner closely with People, Finance, Legal, and third-party vendors to manage payroll-related changes including new hires, exits, compensation changes, benefits deductions, equity-related inputs and statutory updates. Analyzing payroll trends and cost management is required.
• Monitor local payroll legislation, tax, social security, and reporting requirements, escalating risks and ensuring appropriate operational responses.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes, systems, data quality and reporting, using metrics and root-cause analysis to reduce errors and improve efficiency.
• Identify and manage new payroll vendors in new geographic locations as the company expands into new markets. Integrate acquisitions, restructures, and changes to employment models where relevant.
• Manage payroll vendors and service partners, ensuring strong performance, issue resolution, compliance and value for money.
• Produce payroll reporting and insights for Finance and People stakeholders, supporting forecasting, controls and decision-making.
• Contribute to employee communication and manager guidance on payroll-related topics with clarity and professionalism.

Requirements

• Progressive global payroll experience with meaningful leadership responsibility for multi-country payroll operations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, reconciliations, compliance requirements, and vendor management in international environments.
• Experience working across multiple countries, with good understanding of payroll legislation and employment-related statutory requirements in the markets where the company operates.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Finance, People, Legal, and external providers on complex payroll matters.
• Data-driven, detail-oriented, and business-oriented approach to payroll governance and service delivery.
• Experience in a challenging, dynamic, and complex business environment with a focus on multiculturalism and internationalism.
• Ability to quickly build trust with employees, managers, vendors and partners.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills with high levels of professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work under tight deadlines, work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
• Experience improving payroll processes, systems, and controls in scale-up or transformation environments.

Benefits

• Work From Anywhere Policy
• Competitive remuneration package
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• Extra day off on your birthday
• Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
• All the tech gear you need to work smart