Payroll Implementation Lead - Germany

Remote; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 72,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is hiring a Global Payroll Country Lead to join our Implementation team. This role operates worldwide, reporting to the Manager of Payroll Operations, and leads end-to-end payroll implementations across regions.

You will drive country-specific payroll strategies, coordinate withSales and client teams, and ensure timely delivery while maintaining high standards of accuracy, compliance, and process improvement. This role is remote with international scope.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience in client payroll environments.
• Expert legislative knowledge in the relevant country.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Productivity-focused and always seeking to speed up workflows.
• Remote work experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the specified country/region.
• Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead.
• Participate in Sales hand-over, Lead client hand-over and client kick-off calls.
• Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead the process from inception through to Parallel runs and the first month of 'Live' payroll.
• Ensure records of all decisions throughout implementation and provide SAP Operations with full visibility.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders in the implementation process.
• Develop and implement standardized payroll processes, plans and procedures.
• Provide ongoing support during and after implementation to resolve issues.
• Support the wider implementation/ops teams.
• Focus on KPIs and SLAs.
• Mentor and lead Payroll Generalists.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve the platform and complete UAT testing.

Skills

Payroll experience

Legislative knowledge

Payroll implementation

Communication skills

Payroll tools

Analytical mindset

Accounting/reconciliations

Productivity mindset

Remote work experience

Tools

SAP

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Remote is building the infrastructure that makes global payroll and employment possible for everyone, everywhere. Our team is made up of people who want to own a piece of that work, not just contribute to it. That work happens across six continents, only Antarctica left to go, entirely remote. It also requires real fluency with AI in every role, not just familiarity with it.

Our standards are high, and the ownership is total. You'll have the trust and space to find your own way to the best answer, and the support to see it through, because that's how we build things that actually work at this scale. In return, your career grows faster, because at Remote, growth is tied to results. We're founded on the principle that where someone lives should never limit what they can achieve, and we operate exactly that way.

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Global Payroll Country (or Regional) Lead , joining our Implementation team.

What you bring

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in the relevant Country.
• Payroll implementation experience .
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the specified country / region
• Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead
• Participate in Sales hand-over, Lead client hand-over and client kick-off calls
• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery
• Lead the process from inception through to Parallel runs and the first month of 'Live' payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations
• Ensure that there is a record of all decisions that were taken throughout the implementation process and ensure Payroll Operations have full visibility including any Standard Operating Procedures that they will require to fulfil 'Business As Usual'
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans & timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams & customers.
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing support during and after the implementation to resolve any issues or challenges.
• Support the wider implementation team (including Payroll Generalist) and ops team.
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs.
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes.
• Ability to mentor, support and lead our Payroll Generalists who will be working alongside you.
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Ensuring all changes are documented .

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
• Team: Global Payroll Operations
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Compensation

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay locally competitive rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hire globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The interviewer will share further details with the candidate on the more restricted pay range for the role in line with their specific location. The individual pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, internal parity and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is €71,850 to €80,800.