Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Middle East

Remote

Middle East
Remote
Payroll compliance expertise
Middle east payroll legislation
Audit and compliance program leadership
Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to oversee payroll compliance in the Middle East, focusing on translating local legislation into scalable processes. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in payroll compliance and strong communication skills to work cross-functionally and mentor teams

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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Match Score: 85

Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to oversee payroll compliance in the Middle East, focusing on translating local legislation into scalable processes. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in payroll compliance and strong communication skills to work cross-functionally and mentor teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise
  • Middle East payroll legislation
  • Audit and compliance program leadership
  • Cross-functional stakeholder partnership
  • Systems thinking and process design

Nice-to-have

  • Energetic, curious, motivated, ambitious
  • Future focused work culture
  • Innovation and AI capabilities

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance for country/region
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communicator and influencer
  • Confident investigator with sound judgment
  • Mentor and coach for team capability growth
  • Comfortable operating in async, remote environment

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