Payroll Lead with German (m/f)

Goldman Recruitment - Executive Search / Search & Selection; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus system

CSR & sports activities

Cross-division and cross-functional 성장

Job summary

Goldman Recruitment - Executive Search / Search & Selection is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead with German to join its GBS structures in Poland. You will oversee payroll operations across European markets, lead a team of up to 5 FTEs, ensure service delivery quality and drive process improvement in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires strong English skills (B2/C1 or higher), deep payroll knowledge, and the ability to collaborate with international stakeholders and external providers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payroll
• prior leadership or supervisory experience
• experience managing a small team of up to 5 FTEs
• strong understanding of payroll processes and controls
• experience across multiple European payroll markets
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
• ability to work with international stakeholders and external providers
• English proficiency at B2/C1 or higher

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of payroll operations across multiple European countries.
• Lead, develop and support a team of up to 5 FTEs.
• Own payroll service delivery with focus on quality, compliance and efficiency.
• Act as escalation point for complex payroll matters.
• Manage relationships with external payroll providers and HR/Finance/Legal stakeholders.
• Monitor payroll KPIs, controls and service levels.
• Drive standardization, optimization and automation of payroll processes.
• Contribute to development of payroll function in Poland.
• Lead payroll transition, transformation and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Team leadership

German language

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

For our international Client, a globally recognized brand, we are looking for an experiencedPayroll Lead with German to join its GBS structures and become part of a newly established team in Poland.

Responsibilities:

• provide leadership and oversight of payroll operations across multiple European countries,
• lead, develop and support a team of up to 5 FTEs,
• take ownership of payroll service delivery, ensuring quality, compliance and efficiency,
• act as a key escalation point for complex payroll matters,
• manage relationships with external payroll providers and key HR, Finance and Legal stakeholders,
• monitor payroll KPIs, controls and service levels,
• drive payroll process standardization, optimization and automation,
• contribute to the further development of the payroll function in Poland,
• lead and support payroll transition, transformation and process improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in payroll area,
• previous experience in a team leadership or supervisory role,
• experience managing a small team, ideally up to 5 FTEs will be huge asset,
• strong understanding of payroll processes and controls,
• experience working with multiple European payroll markets,
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
• strong organizational and problem-solving skills,
• high attention to detail and accuracy,
• ability to work effectively with international stakeholders and external payroll providers,
• very good command of English (B2/C1 or higher),
• experience in a GBS/SSC environment will be a strong asset,
• experience in payroll transition, process implementation or optimization will be a strong asset.

The offer:

• an annual bonus system,
• community engaged in Sports and CSR activities,
• plenty of opportunities to grow - cross-divisionally and functionally,
• New Activity Based Working office in the heart of the city,
• a hybrid model of work and flexible working time.