Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Benelux

Remote; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 1.756.021.000 - 1.975.525.000; Full time

Job summary

A global employment compliance firm is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to lead audits and strengthen compliance across borders. The role emphasizes mentorship and strategic communication in a remote-first workplace. Ideal candidates have deep payroll expertise and a proven track record in audits, ready to influence global compliance strategies and practices.

Benefits

Fair and unbiased compensation

Flexible work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll, employment, and tax compliance across multiple countries.
• Background in leading cross-border compliance programs.
• Ability to influence senior leadership and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex audits with on-time delivery.
• Design scalable governance frameworks for compliance.
• Deliver mentorship to improve team capabilities.

Skills

Deep expertise in payroll compliance

Proven track record in audits

Strategic communication skills

Mentoring ability

Systems thinking

Ability to work asynchronously

Job description

Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Benelux

Remote - South Europe

Overview

Remote is solving global employment compliance for organizations of all sizes. We enable businesses to recruit, pay, and manage international teams remotely. All Remote positions are fully remote.

What You’ll Do

• As a GP Compliance Expert, you are a regional or domain-level authority in payroll and employment compliance.
• Lead complex audits across multiple countries or domains with 100% on-time delivery.
• Support compliance investigations, partnering with stakeholders and embedding learnings/new processes to resolve quickly.
• Design and implement scalable governance frameworks to elevate compliance maturity.
• Lead strategic initiatives globally, partnering with product, engineering, and customer success to embed compliance into our work.
• Ensure policy alignment across countries/markets and resolve high-priority risks or issues.
• Deliver mentorship or coaching to improve team capability and growth year over year.
• Influence stakeholders across cross-functional teams to achieve strong compliance partnership.
• Tailor messaging and materials to audience needs; support quarterly coaching and upskilling documentation.

What You Value (Who You Are)

• Deep expertise in payroll, employment, and tax compliance across multiple countries or markets.
• Proven track record leading complex audits, regulatory reviews, or cross-border compliance programs.
• Trusted escalation point and subject matter expert in high-risk or strategic matters.
• Strategic communicator who influences stakeholders across product, legal, and senior leadership.
• Confident mentor with experience developing team capability through learning and feedback.
• A systems thinker who can scale solutions, frameworks, and documentation with clarity and impact.
• Adept at navigating ambiguity and fast-changing environments with integrity.
• Comfortable leading initiatives across async, multicultural, remote-first teams.
• Ability to influence Remote’s global strategy for audits, frameworks, enablement, and policy alignment.
• Lead regional or cross-regional initiatives that define how global payroll compliance scales.
• Mentor and develop future leaders across the compliance team.
• Contribute to thought leadership through publications, knowledge sharing, and conferences.
• Drive innovation in frameworks, automation, and knowledge systems that make compliance a competitive advantage.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy aims for fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay with competitive benefits in all locations. We pay above in-location rates and use geo ranges to reflect geographic pay differentials as part of a global strategy.

The base salary range for this full-time position is 90,400 - 101,700 EUR. Actual pay depends on location, skills, experience, and market conditions and may be subject to change. Internal moves may be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team.

We foster internal mobility as a core part of employee growth and development, with a compensation philosophy that supports pay equity and fairness.

Application process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members (no managers present)

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work asynchronously, allowing you to plan your schedule around your life. Your life-work balance is important, and you’ll be encouraged to put yourself and your family first.

How to apply

• Fill out the form and upload your CV in PDF format.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• If you don’t have a current CV, you may include your LinkedIn profile.

Remote is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and identities. All job postings and recruitment practices comply with applicable laws. We also provide accommodations during the interview process upon request.

Notes: We accept applications on an ongoing basis.