Global Payroll Manager Fintech

Global Payroll Manager - Join Optasia, an AI powered financial infrastructure platform serving millions of users across Africa, Asia and beyond.

Location

Athens or Dubai.

Candidate Profile

• Detail oriented payroll leader who blends rigorous operational control with a high quality employee experience.
• Proven experience working across multiple jurisdictions in Africa and Asia, balancing standardisation, compliance, accuracy and pace in a fast changing environment.
• Passionate about building robust payroll processes, improving controls, and partnering effectively across People, Finance, Legal, and third party vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accurate and timely delivery of payroll across multiple countries, coordinating internal inputs and external providers to ensure payroll is processed correctly and on schedule.
• Own payroll governance, controls, calendars, reconciliations, and audit readiness, ensuring processes are well documented, compliant, and scalable.
• Partner closely with People, Finance, Legal, and third party vendors to manage payroll related changes including new hires, exits, compensation changes, benefits deductions, equity inputs and statutory updates; analyse payroll trends and cost management.
• Monitor local payroll legislation, tax, social security and reporting requirements, escalating risks and ensuring appropriate operational responses.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes, systems, data quality and reporting, using metrics and root cause analysis to reduce errors and improve efficiency.
• Identify and manage new payroll vendors in new geographic locations as the company expands; integrate acquisitions, restructures and changes to employment models where relevant.
• Manage payroll vendors and service partners, ensuring strong performance, issue resolution, compliance and value for money.
• Produce payroll reporting and insights for Finance and People stakeholders, supporting forecasting, controls and decision making.
• Contribute to employee communication and manager guidance on payroll related topics with clarity and professionalism.

Requirements

• Progressive global payroll experience with meaningful leadership responsibility for multi country payroll operations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, reconciliations, compliance requirements and vendor management in international environments.
• Experience working across multiple countries with good understanding of payroll legislation and employment related statutory requirements in the markets where the company operates.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Finance, People, Legal and external providers on complex payroll matters.
• Data driven, detail oriented, and business oriented approach to payroll governance and service delivery.
• Experience in a challenging, dynamic, and complex business environment with a focus on multiculturalism and internationalism.
• Ability to quickly build trust with employees, managers, vendors and partners.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills with high levels of professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work under tight deadlines, work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
• Experience improving payroll processes, systems and controls in scale up or transformation environments.

Benefits

• Work From Anywhere Policy
• Competitive remuneration package
• Performance based bonus scheme
• Extra day off on your birthday
• Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
• All the tech gear you need to work smart

Job Details:

• Role Level: Not Applicable
• Work Type: Full Time
• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Dubai
• Company Website:
• Company Industry: Telecommunications