EMEA Regional Payroll Manager

Insight

Sheffield

Hybrid

GBP 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

4 hours ago

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Job summary

Insight, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator, seeks a Regional Payroll Manager (EMEA) based in Sheffield, with responsibility for end-to-end payroll operations across 15+ countries for ~3,000 teammates. The role blends strategy, governance, and hands-on leadership in a complex multinational environment.

You will lead cross-country payroll delivery, vendor relationships, and data protection compliance while driving automation and process improvements.

Qualifications

Significant experience managing complex, multi-country payroll operations.
Experience leading, mentoring, or managing payroll teams.
Strong knowledge of EMEA payroll legislation, tax, social security, pensions, and statutory benefits.
Experience managing payroll data across multiple jurisdictions.
Understanding of GDPR and payroll-related data protection requirements.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with enterprise payroll platforms such as ADP, Workday, or similar.
Professional payroll qualification (CIPP or equivalent).
Experience managing payroll through in-country and managed payroll providers.
Understanding of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
Experience supporting payroll transformation, system migrations, or process standardisation projects.
Experience implementing payroll automation and reporting enhancements.

Responsibilities

Lead payroll operations across multiple countries, currencies, legal entities and pay frequencies.
Ensure compliance with local statutory requirements, tax regulations and social security obligations.
Manage relationships with payroll vendors, MSPs, and external advisors.
Drive payroll integrations, harmonisation initiatives and onboarding after acquisitions.
Partner with HR and Compensation on pay transparency and equity initiatives.
Ensure GDPR and data protection compliance in payroll processes.
Support month-end payroll accounting, reporting, reconciliations and controls.
Lead SOX compliance activities, audits and payroll governance.
Drive automation and AI-enabled payroll improvements.
Develop and mentor a diverse regional payroll team.