Senior Payroll Specialist

Essilor Luxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of fashion, luxury, and sports eyewear. With iconic brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Oliver Peoples, and exclusive licenses for fashion houses such as Prada, Chanel, Burberry, and others, we blend innovation, craftsmanship, and style into every frame.

With over 190,000 employees in 150 countries, Essilor Luxottica is driving the transformation of the eyewear industry, from traditional vision care to smart eyewear technology such as the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.

Since 2021, Visilab Group has been part of Essilor Luxottica, driving retail excellence in Switzerland. The group unites the leading Swiss optical brands Visilab, Kochoptik, McOptic, and Linsenmax, operating across 170 stores and building a strong heritage since 1988.

You will join our HR Operations & Payroll team in Meyrin and play a key role in a company-wide transformation focused on digitalizing and modernizing our payroll landscape. The objective is to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen compliance, and ensure greater consistency across the organization.

Following the recent externalization of our payroll activities, we are now preparing for the implementation of SAP. This represents a significant and complex transition. We are therefore seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist with a pragmatic, hands-on, and solution-driven mindset, ready to actively contribute to stabilizing current processes while shaping and optimizing the future payroll framework across our Meyrin and Trimbach offices.

• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process for multiple payroll circles in close collaboration with payroll colleagues and an external payroll provider, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance.
• Review and validate monthly payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, variable elements, absences, benefits, etc.).
• Perform monthly reconciliations and all necessary payroll controls.
• Ensure full compliance with Swiss labour law and local payroll regulations.
• Act as the internal point of contact for all payroll‑related inquiries.
• Support and guide Junior Payroll Specialists.

• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date employee information in Abacus and SAP
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support HR optimisation projects.
• Conduct regular data audits and support the preparation of HR reports and dashboards.

• Assist in preparing HR documentation across the employee lifecycle.
• Support cross‑functional activities related to HR processes.

• At least 5 years of payroll experience in Switzerland.
• Proven experience managing an external payroll provider like ADP.
• Strong command of HRIS systems, ideally Abacus and SAP.
• Very good level of English required for interaction with employees and colleagues;
  German is an advantage.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Comfortable working with data, controls, and administrative processes.

• Join a Swiss enterprise backed by an international leader in a stable and fast‑evolving industry.
• Take ownership of a key payroll function within a strategic HR transformation program.
• Play a central role in stabilizing and optimizing processes following payroll externalization and during SAP implementation.
• Contribute to building a sustainable, efficient, and compliant payroll framework for the long term.
• Operate with strong autonomy and direct exposure to cross‑functional stakeholders and leadership.
• Work in a pragmatic, solution‑oriented environment that values expertise and continuous improvement.
• Benefit from a hybrid working model (2 days home office per week).