Remote Payroll Implementation Lead (NL & BE)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium to own end-to-end onboarding and ensure every go-live is a success. You will collaborate with clients, country leads, and payroll software providers to deliver compliant payroll implementations across international operations.

In this fully remote role you will lead planning, data validation in AFAS and EasyPay, and mentor Payroll Generalists, while maintaining KPIs and SLAs across projects.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on payroll experience in the Netherlands with loonheffing and 30% ruling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the true subject matter expert for the Netherlands and Belgium, covering both EOR and Global Payroll.
• Attend sales calls as the Country Payroll SME when required.
• Own the planning, execution, and monitoring of payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely and compliant delivery.
• Own the full process from inception through parallel runs and the first month of live payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations.
• Ensure that there is a complete record of all choices and configurations made throughout the implementation and that Payroll Operations have full visibility, including all SOPs required to fulfil business as usual.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders throughout the implementation, including the customer, internal teams, and payroll software providers.
• Input and validate data directly in payroll software — AFAS for the Netherlands and EasyPay for Belgium.
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency across implementations.
• Support and mentor Payroll Generalists working alongside you during implementations.
• Maintain focus on KPIs and SLAs throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Work with internal teams to improve the Remote platform, completing UAT testing and ensuring all changes are documented.

Skills

Netherlands payroll

Belgium payroll

Payroll implementation

AFAS Dutch payroll

EasyPay Belgium payroll

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Remote work

Asynchronous work

Fluent English

Tools

AFAS

EasyPay

Job description

Remote is seeking a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium to own end-to-end onboarding and ensure every go-live is a success. You will collaborate with clients, country leads, and payroll software providers to deliver compliant payroll implementations across international operations.

In this fully remote role you will lead planning, data validation in AFAS and EasyPay, and mentor Payroll Generalists, while maintaining KPIs and SLAs across projects.