Regional Payroll Manager (EMEA)

Overview

Oversee end-to-end regional payroll operations, vendor partnerships, implementations and product readiness for the assigned region, ensuring compliant and scalable payroll delivery aligned with Globalli's standards.

What you'll do

• Own regional payroll execution across assigned countries, including payroll runs, implementations and operational readiness.
• Serve as the regional subject matter expert for payroll processes, country requirements and partner capabilities.
• Become a power user of the Globalli platform and deliver training and expert guidance to internal teams and regional stakeholders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Service, Product and Engineering to enhance regional payroll operations, document and test proposed enhancements, and educate internal teams.
• Conduct platform testing, communicate product requirements, document results and partner with internal teams to ensure the platform functions as expected.
• Troubleshoot regional payroll and integration issues and work with internal and external stakeholders to reach timely resolutions across multiple employment and delivery models.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including setup guides and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Oversee Globalli's ability to process payroll within the assigned region, aligning operational capacity with business demand.
• Implement and execute payrolls for the assigned region, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Investigate and resolve compliance-related payroll discrepancies and escalations.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation of payroll processes, controls and compliance reports.
• Track and interpret payroll legislation and regulatory changes, document impacts and communicate updates to internal teams.
• Identify, onboard and manage relationships with last-mile payroll vendors, including onboarding, performance management and ongoing operational alignment.
• Coordinate and oversee new country and client payroll implementations within the region, ensuring smooth product setup and scalable operational processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of employee year-end tax documents (e.g., W-2s, 1099s, T4s, P60s).

What you'll need

• 5+ years of proven payroll experience managing multi-country or regional payroll operations in a high-growth or startup environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex data clearly across formats.
• Hands-on experience owning payroll delivery, vendor relationships and escalations across multiple employment and payroll delivery structures.
• Experience with Managed Payroll Services and working across multiple time zones.
• Comfortable working remotely and independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• English fluency.
• Experience supporting high-touch enterprise accounts and managing escalations with professionalism.
• Skilled in analyzing pay slips, reconciling payroll data and resolving complex issues.
• Thrive in ambiguity and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and jurisdictions.
• Strong research and documentation skills with a focus on workflow optimization and process improvement.

Nice to have

• Multilingual capabilities (additional languages beyond English).

Details

• Regional scope: Portugal, Poland, India, South Africa and UK.
• Remote work, working independently.
• Works across multiple time zones.