Remote UAE Payroll Implementation Lead

Neara; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Neara is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – UAE to serve as the payroll SME for UAE implementations. You will lead country-specific activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring compliance with UAE legislation and alignment to best practice, working with a Payroll Project Manager.

The role requires at least 10 years' UAE payroll experience, hands-on UAE payroll software expertise, and fluency in Arabic and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience processing and implementing UAE payroll.
• Extensive experience operating UAE payroll in‑house.
• Expert knowledge of UAE payroll legislation, tax, social insurance and statutory reporting.
• Experience with UAE payroll engines (ideally GreyTHR).
• Strong stakeholder management and customer consulting skills.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the recognised SME for UAE payroll implementations.
• Lead payroll discovery workshops and advise Customers on legislation and best practice.
• Challenge inefficient legacy processes and recommend scalable, compliant solutions.
• Work with Product and Engineering to validate payroll configuration.
• Lead payroll testing, parallel runs and payroll validation.
• Support Payroll Project Managers with go‑live readiness and first payroll.
• Advise Sales and Presales on UAE payroll requirements.
• Identify legislative risks and implementation dependencies.
• Contribute to product enhancements and implementation methodology.
• Own UAE implementation playbooks, documentation and knowledge sharing.

Skills

UAE payroll

Payroll software (in-house)

Arabic & English fluency

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

Neara is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – UAE to serve as the payroll SME for UAE implementations. You will lead country-specific activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring compliance with UAE legislation and alignment to best practice, working with a Payroll Project Manager.

The role requires at least 10 years' UAE payroll experience, hands-on UAE payroll software expertise, and fluency in Arabic and English.