International C&B & Payroll Expert

Purpose of the Role

As an International Compensation & Benefits (C&B) and Payroll Expert, you will design, manage and continuously improve global C&B and payroll processes, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and service quality across multiple countries.

You will partner with HR stakeholders, Finance, Legal/Compliance, Payroll vendors, and local HR teams to deliver a consistent employee experience and data‑driven compensation decisions.

Key Responsibilities

A. Compensation & Benefits (C&B):

• Support the design and maintenance of compensation frameworks (including salary structures, pay bands, job architecture…).

• Build and maintain benefits programs (health insurance, life, disability, retirement, leave‑related benefits, etc.).

• Ensure compensation and benefits practices are aligned with HR strategy, market benchmarks, and internal equity principles.

• Analyze compensation and benefits data (market benchmarks, cost impact, participation, and trends).

• Contribute to the development and documentation of C&B policies and guidelines.

• Support annual HR cycles such as salary reviews, bonus planning, and benefits renewals.

B. International Payroll Expertise:

In collaboration with the HR Operations manager, you will:

• Support the end-to-end payroll process for international entities, including payroll calendars, manage input data in line with cut‑off dates.

• Support payroll review, reconciliation and investigate discrepancies.

• Support accurate payroll processing by providing guidance for correct treatment of benefits, taxes, deductions, and employee lifecycle events (hires, changes, terminations).

• Ensure payroll compliance with local regulations, internal controls, and data protection requirements.

• Coordinate with Finance on payroll accounting outputs, including journal‑ready data, accruals, and cost allocations.

C. Cross-functional & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a key HR Partner for C&B and payroll‑related queries.

• Contribute to process improvements, including SOPs, workflows, and automation.

• Contribute to HR digitalization initiatives (HRIS, payroll systems, reporting tools).

• Ensure strong internal controls and audit readiness for C&B and payroll processes.

• Support international HR projects such as new country setups and process harmonization.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits and/or International Payroll. Proven experience supporting multi‑country payroll operations (in‑house and/or vendor‑managed). Strong understanding of employment and international payroll concepts (contract types, benefits integration, deductions/tax basics, employee lifecycle events). Experience with global or regional HR operating models (shared services, HR centers of excellence, HRBP partnership). Background in HR analytics: ability to use payroll/C&B data to drive decisions and explain outcomes.

Key skills & Competencies

• Analytical mindset with attention to detail (numbers accuracy, reconciliation logic, variance detection).

• Strong knowledge of HR governance, compliance mindset, and control framework.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (able to explain complex C&B/payroll topics clearly).

• Ability to work under time constraints (payroll deadlines, reporting cycles).

• Proactive attitude and strong ownership.

• Fluent English required; additional languages are a plus depending on geographies.

HR Tools & Systems

HRIS and payroll systems experience (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, SAP HCM, ADP, Ceridian, etc.) or other HR platforms. Advanced user of Excel or Google sheet (mandatory): modeling, reconciliation, pivot tables, dashboards. Experience with HR reporting tools (Power BI / Tableau / similar) is a plus. Ability to work with documentation and compliance records.

Compliance & Ethics

Understand and apply applicable labor, payroll, and data protection requirements. Maintain confidentiality of employee data and payroll information. Follow internal control procedures and vendor governance.

Benefits

Opportunity to grow with a rapidly advancing, innovative organization. Support a positive, encouraging, and motivating work environment with a dynamic team.