Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Middle East

WeRemoto

Middle East
Fully remote
Payroll compliance expertise
Middle east employment legislation
Audit and regulatory review leadership
WeRemoto is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for the Middle East, focusing on ensuring compliance with local payroll legislation and embedding these requirements into their global payroll platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in payroll compliance, lead audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the company's compliance capabilities

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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WeRemoto is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for the Middle East, focusing on ensuring compliance with local payroll legislation and embedding these requirements into their global payroll platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in payroll compliance, lead audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the company's compliance capabilities.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise
  • Middle East employment legislation
  • Audit and regulatory review leadership
  • Product and engineering partnership
  • Incident investigation and resolution

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking and design
  • Mentoring and coaching capability
  • Async and remote work environment
  • Cross-functional influence

Key Requirements

  • Deep payroll and employment compliance expertise for Middle East
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communication and stakeholder influencing skills
  • Comfortable operating in a remote environment

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