Payroll Lead EMEA (9 Months FTC)

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were currently hiring for a Regional Payroll Lead EMEA based in London to lead our EMEA Payroll Team. This role reports to the Global Head of Payroll overseeing payroll operations vendor management compliance and transformation across all the EMEA region. You will lead a team of payroll specialists support the vendor landscape (including CloudPay and Deel) and work closely with People Operations Reward Finance and People Technology to ensure payroll is accurate compliant efficient and scalable.

Youll be accountable for transforming the function further leveraging technology streamlining processes & driving process improvements strengthening controls and preparing Wises payroll model for future growth and increasing complexity.

The Role

Strategic Leadership and Transformation:

- Support and implement Wises global payroll strategy and organisation structure operating model ensuring it remains fit for purpose as the business grows and evolves

- Lead transformation and automation initiatives to increase efficiency reduce manual work and enhance data integrity across EMEA

- Partner with People Tech to leverage existing systems and identify new solutions that support scale and colleague experience

Team Leadership and Capability Building:

- Develop a team of Payroll Specialists across EMEA and own projects within the team to offer growth & development opportunities

- Embed a one team philosophy fostering collaboration and consistency while respecting regional requirements

- Drive knowledge sharing and up-skilling across the team to increase capability resilience and strategic impact

Vendor and Stakeholder Management:

- Vendor management including performance management ensuring Service Level Agreements are being met.

- Manage key vendor relationships (CloudPay and Deel) to ensure services meet Wises evolving needs and continuously evaluate the landscape to ensure Wise gets value for money

- Work closely with Reward Finance Legal People Operations and regional leadership to align payroll delivery with business priorities.

Operational Excellence and Risk Management:

- Oversee EMEA payroll operations ensuring accurate timely and compliant processing across all countries

- Support the strengthening of the control environment including reconciliations statutory filings tax remittance and audit readiness

- Act as escalation point for regional complex and sensitive issues balancing compliance with colleague-centric outcomes.

Qualifications :

About You:

- Proven regional payroll leader with experience managing large-scale complex payroll operations

- Track record of enhancing payroll operations through automation process redesign and team capability building

- Expertise in payroll compliance and controls within regulated environments

- Strong vendor management skills with experience optimising external partnerships and driving performance to SLAs

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence at executive level

- Passionate about developing people embedding better ways of working and creating inclusive high-performing team

- Pragmatic and solutions-focused with the ability to balance compliance efficiency and colleague experience

- Experience working in a fast-paced high-growth and ambiguous environment is essential

Additional Information :

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Employment Type :

Full-time