Manager of Global Payroll Implementation, Remote
+ Stock Options
HR solutions for distributed teams
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HR solutions for distributed teams
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock Options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up the world of work for every person, business, and country.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience managing global or regional payroll implementations in a complex, high-growth environment
- Deep understanding of end-to-end payroll processes, from onboarding to compliance handover
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and empower high-performing teams — you value autonomy and avoid micromanagement
- Strong project management and organisational skills; capable of balancing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities — able to explain technical or regulatory topics clearly and confidently
- Experience driving process improvement and working with payroll systems (e.g., SAP, Workday, or similar) and tools like Excel or Google Sheets
- Analytical and solutions-focused mindset — you enjoy solving operational challenges and making systems better
- Comfortable working asynchronously in a distributed, fast-paced environment
- Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus
- Prior experience working remotely is not required but considered an advantage
What the job involves
- This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global payroll space as a Manager, Global Payroll Implementation, joining our Payroll Implementation team
- As a dynamic and detail-oriented leader, you’ll oversee a team of Global Payroll Leads responsible for the successful onboarding and implementation of new client payrolls across multiple countries.
- You’ll provide strategic direction, coaching, and operational oversight to ensure payroll implementations are accurate, compliant, and delivered on time — all while driving consistency, efficiency, and innovation in our processes
- You will report to the Senior Director, Payroll Implementation and play a key role in connecting the dots between Sales, Payroll Operations, Product, and Client Experience to ensure seamless transitions from implementation to business-as-usual
- Lead, coach, and mentor the Global Payroll Implementation team — fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and excellence
- Support the professional growth of team members, identifying development opportunities and promoting collaboration across regions
- Act as a strategic escalation point for complex implementation issues and ensure timely, effective resolution
- Own the delivery of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timelines, quality, and compliance standards are consistently met
- Monitor progress against KPIs and SLAs, identifying risks early and implementing corrective actions
- Support team leads and specialists with issue resolution, prioritisation, and workload balancing across multiple projects
- Ensure smooth transitions between Sales handover, Implementation, and Payroll Operations phases
- Standardise and continuously improve global payroll implementation processes, tools, and documentation
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Payroll Ops, Legal, Customer Success) to enhance workflows, automation, and system integrations
- Lead or support user acceptance testing (UAT), process validations, and change management initiatives for platform or procedural updates
- Ensure that implementation documentation, SOPs, and audit trails are accurate, complete, and easily accessible to operational teams
- Serve as the primary point of contact for key internal stakeholders, ensuring visibility into implementation progress, risks, and performance metrics
- Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Success to align implementation readiness and set realistic client expectations
- Represent the implementation function in internal initiatives, contributing insights to shape global payroll strategy and operational excellence
Application process
- Interview with recruiter
- Interview with future manager
- Interview with team members (no managers present)
- Bar Raiser Interview
- Prior employment verification check
Our take
The number of companies switching to fully-remote set-up is booming. Aiming to capitalise on this, Remote helps companies of all sizes hire and manage international employees across benefits, taxes, payroll and compliance.
According to Remote, local and international regulations constantly change. Thus, the company's unique selling point is that its law attorneys and HR specialists are focused on supervising regulations on a daily basis and ensuring that the clients avoid expensive compliance mistakes. Remote also differentiates itself through its network of local legal entities that cover all of the countries it offers services in to ensure the clients receive the best protection in the industry. Moreover, the company offers a platform for distributed teams that makes it easy for companies to onboard and pay international contractors and employees.
Remote's history of funding - that helped secure its $3Billion valuation - has supported expansion across markets, as well as being used to expand partnerships and integrations. Further development of its tool suite can be expected, as the company pushes to be the first name in distributed HR.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
43% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2022
$300m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$150m
SERIES B
Total funding: $496m
Company benefits
- Unlimited personal time off
- Paid parental leave
- Co-working allowance
- Flexible working hours
- Learning budget
- Mental health support
- Company stock options
- Home office setup
- Celebratory allowances
- Branded swag
- Other country-specific benefits
Company HQ
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Job van der Voort
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Researcher at Champalimaud Foundation for 1 year and Co-Founder & CTO at JAXONS for 1 year.
Marcelo Lebre
(Co-Founder & President)Previously Chief Technology Officer at Faber Ventures for 1 year and VP of Engineering at Unbabel for 2 years
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