[Hiring] Global Payroll Specialist @SymphonyAI

Role Description

We are looking for a proactive, driven and solutions-focused individual to join our Global Payroll team. This role will support payroll operations across a diverse international landscape spanning EMEA, APAC and North America.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and enjoys balancing operational excellence with project and transformation work. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping shape and support a modern global payroll function, whilst gaining exposure to multiple countries, systems, providers and large-scale initiatives.

The role offers significant opportunity for growth and development across global payroll operations, governance, vendor management, process improvement and cross-functional projects within a rapidly evolving international business.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing across multiple global jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, compliance and adherence to internal controls.
• Review and reconcile payroll outputs including tax calculations, statutory deductions, benefits and other payroll-related activities.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance and external payroll providers to support seamless payroll delivery and process integration.
• Maintain awareness of payroll legislation, compliance requirements and industry best practices across supported locations.
• Support and enhance payroll governance, controls, audit readiness and process standardisation.
• Act as a key point of contact for payroll-related queries, providing a high level of support to employees and stakeholders globally.
• Collaborate with external payroll vendors to support service delivery management, issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to payroll-related projects including payroll transitions, process improvements, integrations, acquisitions and transformation initiatives.
• Assist in developing and maintaining payroll process documentation, operating procedures and knowledge resources.
• Act as a payroll SME within project workstreams and support broader Global Payroll team initiatives as required.

Qualifications

• Strong operational payroll experience across multiple international jurisdictions within a global environment.
• Experience supporting outsourced payroll models and working with global payroll providers.
• Exposure to payroll operations across EMEA, APAC and North America.
• Experience supporting payrolls in India, US and Canada would be highly advantageous.
• Good understanding of payroll controls, compliance, audit and governance practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Interest and experience of leveraging AI, automation and technology to improve payroll operations, reporting, controls and process efficiency.
• Experience with payroll process design, documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across global teams.
• Project and transformation experience desirable.
• SOX controls experience desirable.
• Equity processing experience desirable.
• M&A or payroll transition experience desirable.

Benefits

• Be part of a fast-growing AI-driven enterprise transforming industries.
• Work with a collaborative, global finance team that values innovation and efficiency.
• Competitive compensation, flexible work environment, and opportunities for growth.