Overview

This is a high-impact payroll operations role supporting accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll delivery in a global, fully remote environment. You will act as a country-level payroll subject matter expert, owning end-to-end payroll processing and ensuring data quality, statutory compliance, and timely payments.

The role combines hands-on payroll expertise with process improvement, stakeholder management, and operational problem-solving. You will collaborate with teams across Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineering, and regional operations, and mentor payroll specialists to help strengthen processes, KPIs, and service standards.

Accountabilities

• •Act as the country payroll subject matter expert, providing guidance and operational expertise across India payroll activities.
• •Manage the full end-to-end payroll cycle, including payroll processing, statutory filings, exceptions, approvals, payments, and compliance requirements.
• •Ensure payroll data is accurate, complete, timely, and maintained to high standards of data integrity and quality.
• •Prepare and review payroll journals, reconciliations, and related financial information.
• •Manage relationships and collaborate closely with stakeholders across Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineering, and other relevant teams.
• •Monitor payroll KPIs and SLAs, identify operational gaps, and take proactive action to maintain high service standards.
• •Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve payroll processes, with a strong focus on productivity and operational efficiency.
• •Mentor and support other payroll specialists by sharing expertise, providing guidance, and promoting consistent best practices.
• •Provide operational backup to regional managers during periods of absence or increased business needs.
• •Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by proactively identifying problems and developing practical, scalable solutions.
• •Work effectively in an asynchronous environment, taking ownership of priorities and progressing work independently while maintaining strong communication with distributed teams.

Requirements

• •Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end India payroll, either in-house or within a payroll services provider environment.
• •Strong knowledge of payroll best practices, statutory requirements, compliance processes, reconciliations, and payroll controls.
• •Experience handling payroll exceptions, approvals, payments, statutory filings, and data quality processes.
• •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• •Proficiency with productivity and spreadsheet tools such as Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.
• •Experience working with payroll platforms; familiarity with GreytHR and India payroll systems is advantageous.
• •Strong understanding of payroll KPIs, SLAs, operational reporting, and service quality management.
• •Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders across different functions and geographies.
• •Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly when managing sensitive payroll information and deadline-driven activities.
• •A proactive, improvement-oriented mindset with an interest in automation, productivity, and finding more efficient ways to work.
• •Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, international, and predominantly asynchronous environment.
• •Experience mentoring or supporting other payroll professionals is preferred.
• •Previous experience working remotely is an advantage but is not essential.
• •Comfortable working as an individual contributor, with the ability to take ownership without direct people-management responsibilities.

Benefits

• •Annual salary range of 2,905,300 to 3,100,000 INR, with compensation determined by factors such as location, experience, skills, training, business needs, and market conditions.
• •Fully remote work-from-anywhere environment.
• •Flexible working hours within an asynchronous work culture.
• •Flexible paid time off.
• •16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• •Budget for coworking spaces, learning, wellness, and fitness-related expenses.
• •Mental health support services.
• •Stock options.
• •Home office budget and IT equipment.
• •Strong focus on work-life balance, employee wellbeing, autonomy, and flexibility.
• •Opportunity to work with an internationally distributed team across multiple continents and time zones.
• •Inclusive environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives.