Manager, Payroll Operations - Sub Saharan
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Location: Remote-South AfricaFull-TimeManager
SalaryR990,700 — R1,114,500 ZAR
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Required Skills
- People ManagementProcess improvement
Requirements
- Proven experience owning payroll outcomes for a team in regional or multi-country environments.
- Demonstrated people leadership capability, including coaching, feedback, and performance input.
- Experience leading investigations and driving operational resolution.
- Ability to clarify and consistently apply policies and controls.
- Experience recommending hiring profiles, team changes, and performance actions.
- Strong operational judgment with the ability to balance speed, accuracy, and customer impact.
- Clear, structured written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working in remote-first or globally distributed teams is a strong advantage.
- Fluent in English.
Responsibilities
- Own payroll outcomes for your team, holding accountability for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance within your scope.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and day-to-day leadership to your assigned team of payroll specialists.
- Lead operational investigations into payroll issues and drive resolution within defined authority.
- Own end-to-end payroll delivery for a defined group of countries, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational consistency.
- Manage relationships with external payroll vendors relevant to your portfolio.
- Support critical global payroll implementation initiatives, including new country launches and vendor transitions.
- Identify operational risks, process gaps, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency.
- Partner with People Operations, Finance, Legal, Product, and Service Operations to support effective payroll delivery.
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