Remote Global Payroll Operations Manager

Remote; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead a distributed payroll team and ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery across multiple regions. You will translate strategic guidance into tangible operational expectations while coaching team members and maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships.

The role emphasizes balancing speed, accuracy, and customer impact within a remote-first environment, contributing to global payroll initiatives and scaling operations as the

Qualifications

• Experience owning payroll outcomes in regional or multi-country environments.
• Proven leadership with coaching and performance feedback.
• Ability to investigate and resolve operational issues.
• Ability to clarify and apply policies and controls.
• Experience recommending hiring profiles and team changes.
• Strong judgment balancing speed, accuracy and customer impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in async environments.
• Experience in remote-first or globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of payroll specialists across countries.
• Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery.
• Translate strategic guidance into clear operational expectations.
• Drive escalation resolution and partner with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Contribute to global payroll implementation initiatives.

Skills

Payroll ownership

People leadership

Issue investigations

Policy enforcement

Hiring recommendations

Operational judgment

Strong communicator

Remote teams experience

Job description

Remote is seeking a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead a distributed payroll team and ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery across multiple regions. You will translate strategic guidance into tangible operational expectations while coaching team members and maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships.

The role emphasizes balancing speed, accuracy, and customer impact within a remote-first environment, contributing to global payroll initiatives and scaling operations as the