This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Payroll Specialist Lead based in Italy.

Join a global Payroll Operations team and take ownership of end-to-end payroll delivery for your assigned country.
You’ll serve as a subject matter expert, ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, timely processing, and strong data quality.
The role combines hands-on payroll expertise with process improvement, performance management, and stakeholder collaboration.
You’ll work closely with teams across Finance, Payroll Implementation, Product, and Engineering in a highly international environment.
As a lead, you’ll also mentor payroll specialists and provide operational support to regional managers when needed.
The culture is remote-first and largely asynchronous, giving you the autonomy to organize your work around your life.
It’s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping build efficient, scalable global payroll operations.

Accountabilities




- Own and execute end-to-end payroll processing for the assigned country, including statutory filings, exceptions, approvals, payments, and compliance requirements.
- Act as the country payroll subject matter expert, ensuring payroll practices remain accurate, compliant, and aligned with local requirements.
- Maintain high standards of data integrity, payroll accuracy, and quality throughout the payroll cycle.
- Prepare and manage payroll journals and reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accurate financial reporting.
- Monitor and deliver against key KPIs and SLAs, identifying risks and taking proactive corrective action.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders across Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineering, and other relevant teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve, automate, and streamline payroll processes, increasing productivity and operational efficiency.
- Mentor, support, and

📌 Payroll Specialist Lead (Italia)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 Italia