EMEA Payroll Compliance Manager

ansformation initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience in providing pragmatic employment tax advice as well as an ability to independently prepare compliance submissions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement EMEA-wide payroll compliance frameworks with country-specific depth and regional consistency
• Proactively monitor payroll compliance and regulatory updates at a regional level, communicate their impact on business and payroll operations and update policies accordingly
• Ensure payroll operations comply with all relevant labor, tax and other laws (as required)
• Ensure compliance frameworks reflect operational reality across different countries, entities, and payroll delivery models
• Develop and maintain country-level payroll compliance whitepapers covering statutory payroll, employment tax, social security, and reporting requirements
• Translate regulatory changes into clear, country-specific operational guidance, process updates, system and control improvements
• Provide payroll compliance input to support system development, implementation and automation
• Coordinate with and, where appropriate, engage with government authorities and regulatory bodies
• Partner with HR Technology, Product Team and Legal to develop and/or enhance existing payroll systems to meet payroll compliance requirements
• Manage audits, compliance reviews and regulatory enquiries across the region

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience undertaking internal risk reviews covering payroll compliance is essential
• Experience in regional or global roles covering EMEA
• Proven expertise in payroll compliance and administration, with a strong background in tax consulting
• Experience in leading payroll tax audits and resolving complex tax issues
• Extensive hands on experience in EMEA payroll and tax related compliance
• Proven ability to build frameworks and documentation from scratch in ambiguous or evolving environments
• Strong knowledge of EMEA payroll and HR systems (e.g. Workday, ADP and Global View)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to payroll system transformations and/or tax compliance audits
• Experience working in a government (state or federal) payroll tax or regulatory environment
• Payroll qualifications (e.g. CIPP) are advantageous but not mandatory