Payroll Incident & Risk Lead

Remote is seeking a Payroll Incident & Risk Lead to spearhead the strategic development and execution of global payroll risk and incident management. This leadership role involves enhancing risk posture, resolving high-impact incidents, and fostering a culture of risk-aware thinking across the organization. The position is fully remote, with a preference for candidates in the EMEA region.

In this role, you will design and oversee global risk management frameworks for payroll operations, new product features, and market expansion. Responsibilities include managing the global payroll risk register, conducting cross-functional risk assessments, and leading incident response efforts. You will also mentor team members, evolve risk governance frameworks, and collaborate with various teams to implement system and process improvements.

Candidates should have extensive experience in payroll risk management, incident response, compliance, or operations management, preferably in global payroll, finance, SaaS, or regulated industries. Strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in mentoring or managing distributed teams are essential. Familiarity with tools like Notion, and Root Cause Analysis methodologies is a plus.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is $49,900 to $112,300 USD. Benefits include flexible paid time off, flexible working hours, 16 weeks paid parental leave, mental health support services, stock options, learning and home office budgets, and a budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.

Remote fosters a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, encouraging team members to bring their talents and experiences to build a best-in-class HR platform. The company offers opportunities for personal and professional growth in a fully remote, asynchronous work environment.