EMEA Payroll Transformation Lead (Remote)

Relativity; Wrocław; Remote; PLN 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

Parental leave

Flexible work arrangements

Long-term incentive program

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Payroll Lead (EMEA) for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will drive payroll transformation initiatives across Poland, UK, Germany, and Ireland while supporting regional payroll operations.

The role emphasizes end-to-end project delivery, vendor transitions, and process improvements to ensure compliance and efficiency. The position requires extensive payroll experience across multiple countries, strong project management skills, and the ability to work with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in HR, accounting, finance, or business.
• 6+ years of progressive payroll experience, multi-country or regional payroll delivery.
• Experience leading payroll vendor transitions, payroll implementations, legal entity changes, or payroll transformation initiatives.
• Strong project management across planning, requirements, testing, risk management, go-live, and stabilization.
• Working knowledge of payroll operations, controls, and compliance across EMEA.
• Experience with payroll providers and payroll data interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional payroll initiatives across EMEA, including vendor transitions and system enhancements.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery: scope, requirements, design, plans, governance, testing, cutover, go-live, stabilization.
• Coordinate vendor implementation activities: data readiness, configuration review, integration, parallel validation, production readiness.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, risk registers, test evidence, and contingency plans.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align on outcomes and decisions.
• Provide payroll operational support and escalation assistance to analysts.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project management

Payroll knowledge

Analytical

Organizational

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Finance / Accounting / Business

Tools

Workday

Unit4 Teta HR

Deel

HRIS

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Payroll Lead (EMEA) for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will drive payroll transformation initiatives across Poland, UK, Germany, and Ireland while supporting regional payroll operations.

The role emphasizes end-to-end project delivery, vendor transitions, and process improvements to ensure compliance and efficiency. The position requires extensive payroll experience across multiple countries, strong project management skills, and the ability to work with internal