Payroll Manager EMEA - FTC until December 2027

Dynatrace LLC; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Dynatrace is seeking a Payroll Manager EMEA for a fixed-term contract ending December 2027, with a hybrid model based in Maidenhead. You will lead day-to-day payroll operations for the EMEA region using an outsourced Cloudpay payroll solution and work across Finance and HR teams.

You will manage a payroll team, ensure controls and KPI/SLA compliance, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll experience in a similar role.
• Understanding of EMEA statutory and compliance environment.
• Experience in managing teams.
• Experience with outsourced managed payroll environments including Cloudpay.
• Experience using SFEC HCM.
• Experience of processing stock compensation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guides the work of direct reports in processing and reconciling Payroll.
• Own the review and sign-off for assigned payrolls.
• Guide team efforts in Payroll Operations in EMEA.
• Ensure controls are in place for checking, processing payroll and sending payroll file to/from provider.
• Provide problem solving and project coordination for payrolls.
• Ensure service levels and relationships with internal teams and payroll provider.

Skills

Payroll experience

EMEA compliance

Team management

Cloudpay

SFEC HCM

Stock compensation

SOX compliance

Excel

Tools

Cloudpay

SFEC HCM

Job description

Payroll Manager EMEA - FTC until December 2027

Your role at Dynatrace

Reporting to the EMEA Payroll Operations Sr.Lead, the EMEA Payroll Manager will manage day-to-day payroll operations for the EMEA Region locations using an outsourced payroll model with Cloudpay.

This role works closely with the EMEA Payroll team members and the broader Finance and HR teams. The right candidate must be a team player and is required to have excellent communication skills.

This is a Fixed Term Contract ending December 2027.

Hybrid working model: 2 days per week (Tuesday and Thursday) at our Maidenhead office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guides the work of direct reports in processing and reconciling Payroll. Re-assessing priorities and workload as needed
• Is responsible and owns the review and sign-off for assigned payrolls being delivered
• Guides team efforts in the performance of Payroll Operations in EMEA
• Ensures controls are in place by the team for checking, processing payroll and sending payroll file to & from payroll provider
• Provides problem solving, project coordination, and overall payroll planning and consultation for designated payrolls
• Ensuring service levels are met whilst maintaining strong relationships and an accurate payroll function
• Leads discussions with vendors and Internal Teams to ensure proper handling of issues and use of controls to mitigate risk
• Ensure that agreed KPI's and SLA's are in met and adhered to by the team driving a continuous improvement mind-set
• Leads Projects as assigned
• Responsible for training others, cross training and/or developing process knowledge
• Assist others in the completion of activities as and when needed
• Work with Sr. Leadership to set team member goals and objectives

What will help you succeed

• Strong Payroll experience in a similar role
• Understanding of EMEA statutory and compliance environment
• Experience in managing teams
• Experience with outsourced managed payroll environments manual and integrated, specifically Cloudpay.
• Experience using SFEC HCM
• Experience of processing stock compensation is desirable
• Solid functional knowledge, commensurate with level, including understanding of payroll processes and regulations aligned to SOX compliance
• A proven, customer driven attitude towards employees of all levels
• Deadline driven with excellent attention to detail and a self-starter
• Capable of working independently, as a member of the team, and in partnership with vendors
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Uses initiative to solve problems
• Questions the why and how
• Strong knowledge of Excel

Why you will love being a Dynatracer

• Dynatrace is a leader in unified observability and security.
• We provide a culture of excellence with competitive compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance.
• Our employees work with the largest cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, and other leading partners worldwide to create strategic alliances.
• You’ll get to work at the forefront of innovation with Dynatrace Intelligence-the industry's first agentic operations system. Bringing together deterministic and agentic AI, it helps teams understand what's happening, why it matters, and what to do next- automatically.
• Over 50% of the Fortune 100 companies are current customers of Dynatrace.