Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert

Who you are

• Deep expertise in payroll, tax, social security, labour, and employment compliance within your country or region
• Strong understanding of how legislation translates into payroll calculations, processes, and product requirements
• Experience working with technology, product, or operational teams to implement regulatory requirements
• Ability to translate complex legislation into scalable business processes and system logic
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Skilled at building relationships and influencing stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Customer Experience, and Leadership teams
• Able to balance compliance requirements with operational and commercial realities
• Confident communicator capable of simplifying complex regulatory concepts
• Experience conducting audits, reviews, investigations, or compliance assessments
• Ability to identify root causes and recommend pragmatic corrective actions
• Strong judgement when managing risk and ambiguity
• Curious, proactive, and continuously learning
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Passionate about improving systems, processes, and customer outcomes

What the job involves

• As a Payroll Compliance Expert, you are the trusted regulatory advisor for your country or region, helping Remote design, build, and operate compliant payroll products at scale
• You will serve as the subject matter expert for payroll legislation, tax, social security, labour, and employment requirements within your assigned jurisdictions
• Your expertise will influence product design, operational processes, customer solutions, market expansion, and compliance strategy across the business
• As part of Remote's Payroll Compliance & Advisory Centre of Excellence, you will work across Product, Engineering, Operations, Customer Experience, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure compliance is embedded into everything we build and deliver
• Success in this role requires a unique combination of regulatory expertise, systems thinking, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness
• You will not simply interpret legislation—you will help translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable products, processes, controls, and customer experiences
• Act as the primary payroll compliance expert for your assigned countries or region
• Interpret payroll, tax, social security, labour, and employment legislation
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on products, processes, and customers
• Provide clear, practical, and commercially balanced compliance guidance
• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure compliance is embedded into product development
• Translate legislative requirements into clear business and product requirements
• Review product designs and proposed solutions to identify compliance risks and opportunities
• Validate system logic, calculations, workflows, and outputs against regulatory requirements
• Support product launches and go-live activities
• Advise stakeholders on complex compliance questions and emerging regulatory developments
• Support customer-facing teams with high-risk or complex compliance matters
• Provide guidance for market expansion initiatives and new product offerings
• Act as a trusted advisor across Product, Operations, Customer Experience, and Leadership teams
• Conduct compliance assessments and reviews to validate regulatory adherence
• Lead or support regulatory audits and investigations within your area of expertise
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend practical remediation strategies
• Support the development of scalable compliance assurance frameworks
• Monitor legislative developments and emerging regulatory trends
• Assess business impact and communicate changes effectively across the organisation
• Partner with Product and Operations teams to ensure regulatory changes are implemented successfully
• Support long-term compliance planning and strategic decision-making
• Create and maintain compliance documentation, rules libraries, and knowledge assets
• Design repeatable processes that reduce manual interpretation and improve consistency
• Support the development of compliance controls and governance frameworks
• Contribute to automation and compliance-by-design initiatives
• Deliver training and enablement programs to increase compliance capability across Remote
• Mentor Payroll Specialists, Product teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Create clear documentation and guidance materials that simplify complex legislation
• Promote a culture of compliance awareness and continuous learning
• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Strategy and Compliance

The application process

• (async) Profile review
• Interview with recruiter + technical assessment
• Interview with team
• Interview with team manager
• Interview with team director
• Bar Raiser Interview
• (async) Offer
• Upload your CV with a PDF format
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote
• If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead

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