Payroll Implementation Lead - Germany

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

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Global Payroll Country (or Regional) Lead to join our Implementation team. You will act as a subject matter expert for your region, lead payroll deployments, and coordinate with Sales, clients, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and smooth operation.

You will drive standardized payroll processes, manage project plans, and mentor Payroll Generalists while maintaining strong emphasis on KPIs and SLAs. This role operates in a largely asynchronous global environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in the relevant Country.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the specified country / region.
• Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead.
• Participate in Sales hand-over, Lead client hand-over and client kick-off calls.
• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead the process from inception through to Parallel runs and the first month of ‘Live’ payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations.
• Ensure that there is a record of all decisions that were taken throughout the implementation process and ensure Payroll Operations have full visibility including any Standard Operating Procedures that they will require to fulfil ‘Business As Usual’.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans & timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams & customers.
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing support during and after the implementation to resolve any issues or challenges.
• Support the wider implementation team (including Payroll Generalist) and ops team.
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs.
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes.
• Ability to mentor, support and lead our Payroll Generalists who will be working alongside you.
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Ensuring all changes are documented .

Skills

Payroll experience

Legislative knowledge

Payroll implementation

Communication skills

Payroll tools

Analytical mindset

Global environment

Accounting/reconciliations

Productivity mindset

Asynchronous work

Fluent English

Remote work beneficial

Tools

SAP

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Global Payroll Country (or Regional) Lead , joining our Implementation team.

What you bring

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in the relevant Country.
• Payroll implementation experience .
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the specified country / region
• Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead
• Participate in Sales hand-over, Lead client hand-over and client kick-off calls
• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery
• Lead the process from inception through to Parallel runs and the first month of ‘Live’ payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations
• Ensure that there is a record of all decisions that were taken throughout the implementation process and ensure Payroll Operations have full visibility including any Standard Operating Procedures that they will require to fulfil ‘Business As Usual’
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans & timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams & customers.
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing support during and after the implementation to resolve any issues or challenges.
• Support the wider implementation team (including Payroll Generalist) and ops team.
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs.
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes.
• Ability to mentor, support and lead our Payroll Generalists who will be working alongside you.
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Ensuring all changes are documented .

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
• Team: Global Payroll Operations
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible