Global Payroll Systems Specialist (Automation)

Nebius Group; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth and learning

Flexibility and ownership

Collaborative and innovative culture

Impactful AI projects

International environment

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Payroll Systems Specialist to deliver and improve global payroll systems across new country implementations and migrations. The role connects Payroll, People, Finance and Technology partners to ensure compliant, scalable payroll operations.

You will configure data mappings, automate workflows, and coordinate testing, cutover and post-launch stabilisation while maintaining audit-ready documentation and strong data quality controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payroll systems, payroll technology or payroll implementation work.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processes and data for multi-country payroll.
• Experience with requirements, configuration, data migration, testing, cutover and post-launch support.
• Working knowledge of system integrations, including APIs, secure file interfaces and data mapping.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, vendors, dependencies and delivery deadlines.
• Strong analytical and spreadsheet skills, with careful handling of sensitive employee data.
• Clear communication with payroll specialists, People teams, Finance, engineers and external providers.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivering payroll-system implementations for new countries and migrations for existing payrolls.
• Translate payroll and compliance requirements into configuration, data mappings, workflows and control requirements.
• Coordinate data preparation, validation, user acceptance testing, cutover and post-launch stabilisation.
• Design and maintain integrations between payroll, HR and Finance teams/systems using secure files, APIs or middleware.
• Manage system defects, vendor escalations, release impacts and the prioritised payroll-systems roadmap.
• Maintain data-quality checks, access controls, change documentation and evidence needed for audit-ready processes.
• Identify and deliver automation opportunities that reduce manual work, improve control and make payroll operations more scalable.
• Support the assessment and deployment of third-party systems, including requirements, testing and operational handover.
• Create system documentation and training materials for users.
• Leverage existing systems, tools and AI to develop independent process workflows.

Skills

Payroll systems

Payroll implementation

Data mapping

APIs

SQL basics

Low-code automation

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Tools

HRIS integrations

ERP integrations

APIs troubleshooting

Job description

Nebius is seeking a Payroll Systems Specialist to deliver and improve global payroll systems across new country implementations and migrations. The role connects Payroll, People, Finance and Technology partners to ensure compliant, scalable payroll operations.

You will configure data mappings, automate workflows, and coordinate testing, cutover and post-launch stabilisation while maintaining audit-ready documentation and strong data quality controls.