Payroll Manager - EMEA

About the role

Samsara is looking for an International Payroll Manager to join our Finance organisation. In this role, you will own end‑to‑end payroll operations across our Asia and Europe regions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery for our growing international employee population. You will partner closely with HR, Finance and Legal to manage statutory requirements, vendor relationships and cross‑border payroll complexities while driving process improvements and scalability as Samsara continues to expand globally.

This role can be office‑based in our London office or fully remote within the UK.

• You want to impact the industries that run our world:
  Your efforts will result in real‑world impact – helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career:
  If you put in the work, this role will not be your last  set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development and experimentation.
• You’re energized by our opportunity:
  The vision we have to digitise large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best:
  At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high‑calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

• Review and validate payroll workbooks prepared by payroll analysts, ensuring payrolls are processed in compliance with local regulations and internal policies while continuously leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency and optimisation.
• Serve as the subject‑matter expert on legislative changes across all jurisdictions, providing timely guidance to the business and supporting expansion into new territories.
• Act as a cross‑functional partner across the organisation, collaborating with Benefits on new program implementations, HR Operations on process improvements, Equity on stock‑based compensation matters, Treasury on payment processing and Controllership on journal entries and statutory audits.
• Own the relationship with our payroll vendor, Cloud Pay, actively monitoring performance and influencing outcomes to ensure service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged and high‑performing team.

• 10–15 years of multinational payroll experience, with deep expertise across Asia and Europe jurisdictions.
• At least 2 years of people‑management experience, with a proven ability to lead, develop and mentor a payroll team.
• Prior experience at a publicly traded company, with working knowledge of equity/stock‑based compensation, SOX compliance, USGAAP and statutory audit processes.

• Experience with Cloud Pay and Workday integrations, with the ability to leverage technology to drive payroll efficiency and accuracy.
• Prior experience in a high‑growth technology company, with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, scaling environment.

We deliver above‑market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance‑based bonus/variable pay and equity for eligible roles. Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long‑term success: a flexible, employee‑led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.

We embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Offices are open for those who prefer to work in‑person and we support remote work where it aligns with operational requirements. For certain positions, proximity to an office may be important to facilitate collaboration and access to resources.

We welcome everyone regardless of background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age and other…