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 embedding risk-aware thinking into daily operations. The position is fully remote, with a preference for candidates in the United Kingdom.

In this role, you will design and oversee global risk management frameworks for payroll operations, new product features, and market expansion. You will own and evolve the global payroll risk register, ensuring real-time visibility of critical risks and mitigation plans. Leading cross-functional risk assessments with teams such as Legal, Product, and Payroll Operations will be essential to align on emerging threats and regulatory changes. Additionally, you will serve as the escalation point and lead coordinator for complex or high-impact payroll incidents globally, establishing scalable processes for triaging, investigating, resolving, and learning from incidents.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in payroll risk management, incident response, compliance, or operations management, preferably in global payroll, finance, SaaS, or regulated industries. Proven ability to lead incident response and implement sustainable, data-driven solutions is essential. Expertise in designing and scaling risk governance frameworks and tools, along with experience mentoring or managing others in a distributed, remote-first environment, is highly valued. Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, excellent communication and influence skills, and high emotional intelligence are also important.

Compensation for this role includes a base salary range of $49,900 to $112,300 USD annually, depending on experience and location. 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 transparency, accountability, and continuous learning across the Payroll Strategy & Compliance team and the wider Payroll team. The company encourages team members to bring their talents, experiences, and cultures to the table to build a best-in-class HR platform. With positions fully remote and a focus on innovation, Remote offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment.