Payroll Lead

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
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Global Payroll Country Lead, joining our Implementation team.
What you bring

Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
Expert legislative knowledge in said country/region.
Payroll implementation experience.
Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
Ability to adapt to a fast‑paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
Writes and speaks fluent English and Italian.
It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a true subject matter expert for the Italy region.
Attend Sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead.
Participate in Sales hand‑over, lead client hand‑over and client kick‑off calls.
Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery.
Lead the process from inception through to Parallel runs and the first month of “Live” payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations.
Ensure that there is a record of all decisions that were taken throughout the implementation process and ensure Payroll Operations have full visibility including any Standard Operating Procedures that they will require to fulfil “Business As Usual.”
Develop and maintain detailed project plans & timelines.
Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams & customers.
Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
Provide ongoing support during and after the implementation to resolve any issues or challenges.
Support the wider implementation team (including Payroll Generalist) and ops team.
Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs.
Skilled in implementing and improving processes.
Ability to mentor, support and lead our Payroll Generalists who will be working alongside you.
Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Ensuring all changes are documented.

Practicals

You'll report to:
Senior Director, Payroll Country Compliance and Audit
Team:
Payroll Operations

Location:

For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify;
Italy

Benefits

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
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

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