Payroll Product Strategic Lead

remote; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company is looking for a Payroll Product Compliance Expert who will ensure compliance and efficiency in payroll operations. Candidates should have extensive payroll compliance experience and strong analytical skills. The role includes leading initiatives, conducting research, and collaborating across teams to drive product improvement and compliance adherence in a fully remote setting.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Work from anywhere

16 weeks paid parental leave

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in payroll compliance and product execution across multiple countries.
• Strong technical knowledge of payroll platforms and HRIS integrations.
• Proven track record of leading payroll product initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of payroll product initiatives ensuring compliance and delivery.
• Conduct ongoing research into global payroll trends and regulatory shifts.
• Track and report on payroll compliance risks and incidents.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Product execution

Team alignment

Analytical skills

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

SQL

Google Scripts

API integrations

Monday.com

Job description

About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work! What this job can offer you

As a Payroll Product Compliance Expert, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our payroll product is compliant, scalable, and aligned with the complexities of global payroll operations. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Payroll Operations to embed compliance into product development, drive automation, and proactively respond to regulatory changes.

With a deep understanding of global payroll compliance, you will identify pain points, streamline workflows, and mitigate risk, ensuring our payroll systems remain cutting-edge, efficient, and legally sound in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in payroll compliance & product execution, with hands-on experience in scaling compliance across multiple countries.
• Proven track record of leading payroll product initiatives, embedding compliance into product development, and aligning teams across Legal, Product, and Operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of payroll platforms, HRIS integrations, and automation tools (SQL, Google Scripts, API integrations).
• Deep expertise in global payroll laws, tax regulations, data privacy (GDPR, SOC2, etc.), and real-time payroll reporting requirements.
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and execution-focused, capable of managing feature backlogs, workflows, and compliance automation.
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Notion, Linear) and compliance reporting tools for tracking global payroll risk.

Key responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Compliance Execution
  • Lead execution of payroll product initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery, risk mitigation, and seamless adoption.
  • Work closely with the GP Compliance Analyst to translate complex regulations into scalable, automated payroll product enhancements.
  • Identify compliance gaps, inefficiencies, and risks, working with SM of Product Strategy & Engineering to drive improvements.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration to align payroll product innovation with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Market & Compliance Research: Informing Product Innovation
  • Conduct ongoing research into global payroll trends, tax law updates, and regulatory shifts to anticipate risks and drive innovation.
  • Monitor industry advancements in payroll technology (eg AI-driven automation, blockchain, and cloud-based compliance monitoring) to inform Product Strategy and drive improvement to our products.
  • Work with Data Analytics to develop dashboards that track compliance performance, payroll accuracy for informed decision-making.
• Data-Driven Compliance Monitoring & Reporting
  • Track and report on payroll compliance risks, incidents, and resolution strategies to internal stakeholders.
  • Conduct post-implementation analysis of payroll compliance updates, identifying opportunities for further automation and process optimisation.
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to improve payroll product performance, risk mitigation, and regulatory alignment.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between$ USD to $ USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Senior Manager, Global Payroll Strategy and Compliance
• Team: Payroll - Payroll Risk & Compliance
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Benefits Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook atremote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we areasync)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.

We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.

If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity.We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience.To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check seehere.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.