Payroll & Benefits Manager

Legend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in London is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience managing payroll across multiple countries and a strong understanding of benefits administration. Responsibilities include overseeing payroll accuracy and compliance, partnering with Finance, and optimizing employee benefits. This role offers growth opportunities in a vibrant culture focused on employee development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive compensation packages

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing payrolls across multiple countries.
• Strong knowledge of global benefits administration.
• Confidence working with senior leaders and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll across multiple countries.
• Own the design, delivery, and optimisation of employee benefits.
• Partner closely with Finance and People teams to streamline processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Vendor management

Proactive problem-solving

Education

Professional payroll certification (e.g. CIPP, CPP)

Job description

Overview

We are Legend.

We exist to build legendary experiences, by growing winning brands that people love, together. For over 20 years, we’ve built cutting-edge products in the world’s most competitive comparison markets: iGaming, Sports Betting, and Personal Finance. We’re 700+ Legends strong. As a team, we’re growing an industry-leading portfolio that continues to attract and entertain hundreds of millions of people worldwide. You might not know our name, but we power some of the biggest iGaming, Sports Betting and Personal Finance brands worldwide. We drive performance behind the scenes, and let our results do the talking.

Our company has a unique DNA and culture nurtured over two decades. Everything we do is driven by our five core values: Rocking It, Win as One, Build the Future, Shipping Greatness, and Play to Win. These form an energy and team spirit that inspires us to do our best work. From amplified career paths to supercharged online journeys for our users, we deliver magic rooted in method.

Want in? Unlock the Legend in you.

Your path to legendary impact starts here:

Responsibilities

• Payroll Management
  • Lead end-to-end payroll across multiple countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timeliness.
  • Oversee our Employer of Record (EOR) payroll and vendor relationships.
  • Safeguard data integrity and confidentiality, ensuring payroll is right first time.
  • Partner closely with Finance and People teams to streamline processes and drive automation.
  • Lead payroll-related projects, from transformation, system improvements, to acquisitions and integrations.
  • Provide clear insights and analytics on payroll trends, costs, and workforce metrics.
  • Strengthen internal controls, support audit and reporting compliance.
• Benefits Management
  • Own the design, delivery, and optimisation of employee benefits across our global footprint.
  • Partner with brokers and vendors to ensure our offerings stay competitive and cost-effective.
  • Lead annual renewals and open enrolment processes.
  • Analyse utilisation, costs and feedback to evolve our benefits strategy.
  • Keep us compliant with local legislation and ahead of market trends.

Qualifications

• What makes you a potential Legend. You’re a detail-driven payroll and benefits professional who understands that behind every payslip and benefit is a person who deserves to feel valued.

In terms of technical skills for the Payroll & Benefits Manager role, you ideally bring:

• Proven experience managing payrolls across multiple countries, including vendor management and compliance (ideally across Europe and North America).
• Strong knowledge of global benefits administration (ideally across Europe and North America).
• Confidence working with senior leaders and external partners.
• Sharp analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach - you don’t just spot problems, you fix them.
• Professional payroll certification (e.g. CIPP, CPP) is a plus.

Growth & Opportunity

• You could settle for ordinary - or you could join us. For this role as Payroll & Benefits Manager, you will have multiple chances to progress further with us over time.
• We can’t make any iron-clad promises as to timelines, as more senior roles are unlocked by us reaching our organisational targets.
• Once you’ve finished onboarding, we will make an IDP together, helping you reach your long-term career ambitions.

Our culture & benefits

• We thrive from helping our team members grow their skills and careers. It\'s one of our biggest motivations as a company.
• We regularly check in with our team and have strong employee engagement scores. Being #1 is only worth it if we’re having fun along the journey.
• We offer flexible working hours. Our core hours are from 10 am to 3 pm your local time.
• We benchmark our compensation packages annually which tells us what the market is paying. When we say we offer a “competitive package,” we mean it. We also have a long-term incentive plan so we can all share in the growth and success of Legend.
• We offer generous annual leave, including our company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s, birthdays, volunteer and life event days.
• We host exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!

Are you ready?

• Then your Legendary journey begins - apply today!

Legend is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and diverse team- which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout your application process, please speak to your Talent Partner or contact the team [e-mail], and we\'ll do all we can to support you.