Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Middle East

Remote

Middle East
Fully remote
Payroll compliance for region
Translate rules into scalable processes
Lead audits and compliance programs
Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to oversee payroll compliance in the Middle East, ensuring adherence to local legislation and regulatory standards. The role involves collaboration with various teams to embed compliance in the global payroll platform, alongside leading audits and investigations

Job Summary

  • As a GP Compliance Expert, you are the owner of payroll compliance for your country or region, holding deep expertise in local legislation and applying it across audits to product design.
  • You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Legal to embed compliance into the foundations of our global payroll platform, leading investigations and driving continuous improvement.
  • 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.

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Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to oversee payroll compliance in the Middle East, ensuring adherence to local legislation and regulatory standards. The role involves collaboration with various teams to embed compliance in the global payroll platform, alongside leading audits and investigations.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance for region
  • Translate rules into scalable processes
  • Lead audits and compliance programs
  • Investigate and resolve incidents
  • Design scalable processes and controls
  • Embed compliance into product

Nice-to-have

  • Energetic, curious, motivated, ambitious
  • Systems thinking and strategic approach
  • Mentor and coach team members
  • Comfortable in remote, async environment

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communicator influencing stakeholders
  • Confident investigator with sound judgment

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