Manager, Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance

Remote; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 707.003.000 - 1.591.175.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global HR solutions provider is seeking a Manager for Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance. This role involves leading a team of experts and shaping payroll compliance strategies across multiple markets. Candidates should have a strong background in payroll legislation and excellent leadership skills. The position supports remote work culture and offers a salary range of $42,300 – $95,200 USD.

Benefits

Budget for local events

Co-working space allowance

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams.
• Deep expertise in payroll compliance and risk management.
• Ability to simplify complex regulatory topics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of compliance experts.
• Build capability through development paths and feedback.
• Champion excellence in audit execution and compliance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Global payroll legislation expertise

Strategic mindset

Stakeholder influence

Project management

Exceptional communication skills

Experience in remote teams

Job description

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

As Manager, Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of payroll compliance at scale. You’ll lead a global team of country compliance experts, translating complex regulatory requirements into clear operational and product strategies. This role sits at the intersection of compliance, risk, and innovation — ensuring our payroll operations remain compliant, efficient, and future‑ready as we expand across markets.

You’ll partner closely with senior leaders across Product, Operations, Tax and Legal to embed compliance into every layer of our payroll ecosystem, drive proactive risk management, and deliver strategic initiatives that enhance quality, automation, and scalability.

What you bring

• Proven leadership experience managing high‑performing teams within payroll compliance, risk management, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in global payroll legislation, compliance frameworks, and audit management.
• Strategic mindset — able to balance risk mitigation with operational and commercial priorities.
• Strong stakeholder influence, capable of engaging effectively across all organizational levels and functions.
• Exceptional project management and analytical skills, with a focus on execution, prioritization, and results.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to simplify complex regulatory topics for diverse audiences.
• Experience working in remote or distributed teams is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach a team of 4–5 country compliance experts, fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and collaboration.
• Build capability within the team through clear development paths, structured feedback, and shared ownership of global outcomes.
• Champion excellence in audit execution, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Design, refine, and execute the global payroll compliance framework — ensuring alignment with local legislation, internal policies, and company objectives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Payroll Operations, Product, and Legal to proactively manage compliance risks and regulatory change.
• Oversee country‑level audit programs, ensuring findings are addressed, tracked, and translated into sustainable process and product improvements.
• Define and monitor key compliance KPIs, identifying trends, opportunities, and emerging risks.
• Translate audit findings and incident learnings into actionable changes across workflows, systems, and tools.
• Partner with Product Managers to embed compliance logic and controls into payroll systems, enabling automation and reducing operational risk.
• Collaborate with the Incident Management and Operations teams to ensure timely and compliant resolution of payroll issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase accuracy, efficiency, and transparency across global payroll processes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on global compliance trends, risk exposure, and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to long‑term business planning, helping to shape the strategic direction of the Payroll Risk & Compliance function.
• Champion cross‑functional collaboration, fostering strong relationships between Compliance, Product, Legal, and Operational teams.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Senior Manager, Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance
• Direct reports: 5–6
• Location: EMEA (we welcome applications from all locations; EMEA is prioritized)
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team member (without managers)

Salary & Benefits

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $42,300 – $95,200 USD.

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters, such as a budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote, which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up‑to‑date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Diversity & Inclusion

Remote is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we encourage people of all ethnic groups, genders, sexualities, ages, abilities, disability status and any other under‑represented group to apply. We prioritize a sense of belonging and provide accommodations for candidates with disabilities. We value a workplace that is inclusive, respectful, and supportive of everyone’s identity and experiences.