Senior UAE Payroll Implementation Lead

usemultiplier.com; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 441,000 - 661,000; Full time

Job summary

usemultiplier.com is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – UAE to serve as the UAE payroll SME. You will lead country-specific payroll activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring UAE compliance and best practice, while guiding internal teams across Sales, Product, and Engineering.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years' UAE payroll experience and hands-on expertise with UAE payroll software. You will be the authority on UAE payroll, delivering high-quality implementations and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience processing and implementing UAE payroll.
• Hands-on implementation and operational experience with UAE payroll software.
• Expert knowledge of UAE payroll legislation, tax, social insurance and statutory reporting.
• Extensive experience with leading 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

10+ years UAE payroll

In-house payroll

UAE payroll legislation

GreyTHR payroll engines

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

GreyTHR

Job description

usemultiplier.com is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – UAE to serve as the UAE payroll SME. You will lead country-specific payroll activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring UAE compliance and best practice, while guiding internal teams across Sales, Product, and Engineering.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years' UAE payroll experience and hands-on expertise with UAE payroll software. You will be the authority on UAE payroll, delivering high-quality implementations and