Payroll Implementation Lead - Nordics

Remote; Denmark; Remote; DKK 673,000 - 972,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Global Payroll Country Lead for the Nordics, focusing on Denmark, to join our Implementation team. You will drive payroll delivery, compliance, and stakeholder management across multiple Nordic jurisdictions, while championing asynchronous, world-wide collaboration.

In this role you will plan, execute and monitor payroll implementations, mentor Payroll Generalists, and partner with internal teams to ensure smooth go-lives and ongoing operational excellence across regions.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience in client payroll environments.
• Expert legislative knowledge in Nordics with Denmark minimum.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication to explain payroll processes to customers.
• Experience using Intega payroll software in Denmark.
• Knowledge of SAP and Excel/Google Sheets.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving.
• Able to work asynchronously in a fast-paced global team.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as Nordics payroll SME focusing on Denmark and another Nordic country.
• Attend Sales calls as Payroll Lead when required.
• Lead payroll implementation projects from planning to live payroll.
• Create and maintain project plans and timelines.
• Ensure decisions are documented for Payroll Operations.
• Mentor Payroll Generalists and support the team.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve the platform and perform UAT.

Skills

Payroll experience

Nordics knowledge

Payroll implementation

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Asynchronous work

English fluency

Remote work experience

Tools

Intega payroll

SAP

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organisations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance (learn more about how it works). We're backed by A+ investors and our team is world‑class, literally and figuratively, as we're all scattered around the world.

Job Description

Please check out our public handbook to learn more about our culture. We encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply. You can also check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor. If this job description resonates with you, we want to hear from you!

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organisations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance (learn more about how it works). We're backed by A+ investors and our team is world‑class, literally and figuratively, as we're all scattered around the world.

Please check out our public handbook to learn more about our culture. We encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply. You can also check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor. If this job description resonates with you, we want to hear from you!

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

How We Work

We love working async and this means you get to do your own schedule.

We empower ownership and proactivity and when in doubt default to action instead of waiting.

The position

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

Requirements

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in the Nordics region with experience in at least 2 countries, including Denmark.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Experience of using Intega payroll software in Denmark
• 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.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the Nordics (focus on Denmark and at least 1 other Nordics country)
• Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead where required, acting as the payroll expert
• 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.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

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 above in‑location 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 hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base 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, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Benefits

You can learn more about the benefits we're offering to all internal employees at Remote by visiting our public Benefits & Perks Handbook page.

Practicals

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