Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Africa

Remotecom

Africa
Fully remote
Payroll compliance expertise for africa
Translate legislation into product requirements
Lead audits and compliance programs
Remotecom is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa, responsible for ensuring payroll compliance and embedding regulatory standards into their global payroll platform. This fully remote position requires deep expertise in local employment legislation and the ability to translate complex rules into actionable processes

Job Summary

  • You will be the owner of payroll compliance for your country or region, holding deep expertise in local legislation and applying it across audits and product design.
  • This role blends subject-matter expertise with strategic systems thinking, making you a key architect in how Remote builds compliant, automated global payroll at scale.
  • You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Legal to embed compliance into the foundations of our global payroll platform.

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Remotecom is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa, responsible for ensuring payroll compliance and embedding regulatory standards into their global payroll platform. This fully remote position requires deep expertise in local employment legislation and the ability to translate complex rules into actionable processes.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise for Africa
  • Translate legislation into product requirements
  • Lead audits and compliance programs
  • Investigate and resolve compliance incidents
  • Design scalable processes and controls
  • Cross-functional stakeholder partnership

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking and strategic approach
  • Mentoring and coaching team members
  • Comfortable in remote, async environment

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance for Africa
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-changing, remote environment

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