Global Payroll Lead — Remote & Async Specialist

Remote; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Payroll Specialist Lead to own end-to-end payroll processes for the Netherlands within our Global Payroll Operations Team. You will ensure data integrity, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive improvements in a largely asynchronous, remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and efficiency, with collaboration across Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, and Engineering. Fluency in English is essential, and prior AFAS exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end payroll processing and data validation.
• Knowledge of payroll best practices and compliance.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for the Netherlands payroll landscape.
• Manage relationships with Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, and Engineers.
• Process full end-to-end payroll in-house, handle filings, approvals, payments and compliance.
• Ensure data integrity and quality across payroll data and reports.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Focus on KPIs and SLAs to improve payroll operations.
• Mentor and support payroll specialists on the team.
• Back up regional managers during absences.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data integrity

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Asynchronous work

AFAS experience

Tools

Excel

Google Suite

Job description

Remote is seeking a Payroll Specialist Lead to own end-to-end payroll processes for the Netherlands within our Global Payroll Operations Team. You will ensure data integrity, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive improvements in a largely asynchronous, remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and efficiency, with collaboration across Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, and Engineering. Fluency in English is essential, and prior AFAS exposure is a plus.