Global Payroll Operations Specialist – SA & Emerging Markets

Rippling; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Operations Specialist to own payroll activities, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and ensure compliance across select countries. The role emphasizes cross-department collaboration and direct customer interaction to resolve issues and support expansion into new geographies.

You will manage payroll operations with a focus on South Africa, leverage familiar tools for data analysis, and work under tight deadlines to uphold accuracy and

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a global payroll processing role and 2+ years in a client-facing role
• Strong South Africa payroll experience
• Experience running payroll in-house with common payroll software
• Bonus if you have experience running payroll in other EMEA countries
• Process payroll activities in accordance with company guidelines, social security, legislations and local taxes requirements.
• Experience with Google Suite or Microsoft Office, especially Docs/Sheets/Excel, for data analysis and task organization; familiarity with Salesforce queues, JIRA, and Confluence a plus
• Ability to review and validate calculations
• Must have understanding of payroll concepts
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations
• Deep understanding of the leave entitlements
• Good knowledge of labor legislation
• Strong organizational skills and able to work under strict deadlines
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Execute timely payroll, filings, and payments for all customers across key countries
• Drive issue resolution and communication with various government agencies and partners; you will directly interface with our customers and resolve issues on their behalf
• Work closely with Global Payroll Engineering and Product teams to ensure that native built payroll software supports key payroll and tax compliance requirements; product bugs and issues are quickly addressed; internal tooling requirements are properly prioritized and implemented

Skills

Global payroll processing

Client facing

English proficiency

Payroll concepts

Payroll regulations

Leave entitlements

Labor legislation

Data analysis with spreadsheets

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Excel

Salesforce

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Rippling is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Operations Specialist to own payroll activities, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and ensure compliance across select countries. The role emphasizes cross-department collaboration and direct customer interaction to resolve issues and support expansion into new geographies.

You will manage payroll operations with a focus on South Africa, leverage familiar tools for data analysis, and work under tight deadlines to uphold accuracy and