Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Middle East

DesignRemotely

Middle East
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Payroll compliance expertise
Middle east payroll legislation
Audit and compliance program leadership
** DesignRemotely is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for the Middle East, focusing on payroll compliance and legislation. The role requires deep expertise in local employment regulations, the ability to work cross-functionally, and a proactive approach to compliance challenges in a fully remote work environment. **

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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** DesignRemotely is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for the Middle East, focusing on payroll compliance and legislation. The role requires deep expertise in local employment regulations, the ability to work cross-functionally, and a proactive approach to compliance challenges in a fully remote work environment. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise
  • Middle East payroll legislation
  • Audit and compliance program leadership
  • Translate rules into product requirements
  • Investigate high-risk scenarios
  • Design scalable processes and controls

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking
  • Mentoring and coaching capability
  • Async and remote work environment
  • Influencing cross-functional stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance for Middle East
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Comfortable operating in an async, fast-changing, fully remote environment

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