Global UAE Payroll Ops Specialist

Rippling; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 134,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Operations Specialist in the UAE to join our expanding team. You will own operational payroll duties across select countries, collaborate with external partners, and contribute to expanding our payroll product capabilities worldwide.

The role requires deep UAE payroll knowledge, cross‑functional collaboration, and a strong client‑facing mindset to ensure compliant, timely payroll processing and excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in UAE payroll processing
• 2+ years in a client-facing role
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Experience with Google Suite or Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Salesforce, JIRA, and Confluence
• Ability to review and validate calculations
• Strong knowledge of payroll concepts and regulations
• Deep understanding of leave entitlements and labor legislation

Responsibilities

• Execute timely payroll, filings, and payments for all customers across key countries
• Drive issue resolution and communication with government agencies and partners; interface with customers
• Collaborate with Global Payroll Engineering and Product teams to ensure payroll software supports key requirements
• Address product bugs and internal tooling needs related to payroll

Skills

UAE payroll expertise

Client facing experience

Payroll calculations

Arabic & English fluency

Organizational skills

Payroll systems

Global payroll

Payroll knowledge of regulations

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Rippling is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Operations Specialist in the UAE to join our expanding team. You will own operational payroll duties across select countries, collaborate with external partners, and contribute to expanding our payroll product capabilities worldwide.

The role requires deep UAE payroll knowledge, cross‑functional collaboration, and a strong client‑facing mindset to ensure compliant, timely payroll processing and excellent customer service.