EMEA Senior Payroll Specialist

Location: Remote (based in any European country)
Reporting to: EMEA Payroll Director / CFO

Company Introduction
sailglobal is a global HR Service-as-Software platform. Since its inception, it has focused on international markets, dedicated to simplifying global payroll and compliance management through innovative technology. We empower businesses to seamlessly manage international employment relationships and accelerate global recruitment and team deployment.
We specialize in serving both Chinese and global enterprises expanding overseas, striving to become the all-in-one Global People Platform. Driven by data, creativity, and technology, we enable companies and talent to collaborate freely, efficiently, and compliantly across borders.
Growth-driven, we continuously expand our brand influence and commercial success in global markets. Guided by our values—self-motivation, direct communication, long-termism, and results-orientation—we believe innovation, integrity, idealism, and continuous learning are the ultimate forces behind progress.
We welcome talent worldwide to join us from anywhere on the globe. Together, let’s build a one-stop service platform for global businesses and talent.
Let’s sail global!

Key Responsibilities

• Support payroll operations across multiple European countries, ensuring accurate data, timely delivery, and full compliance
• Collaborate with internal departments including HR, Finance, Customer Success, Product, and Implementation to ensure smooth data and process flows
• Communicate with external payroll vendors, monitor service quality, and drive issue resolution
• Assist in pre-sales support by contributing to payroll solution design and client needs analysis
• Participate in new country payroll implementation projects, including vendor onboarding, process configuration, and go-live support
• Help develop and optimize standardized payroll processes and SOPs
• Collect and analyze payroll data to support process improvement and employee experience
• Support internal training initiatives to improve team and client understanding of payroll processes and systems
• Actively contribute to sailglobal’s expansion of payroll service capabilities into additional countries and regions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• 4+ years of payroll operations experience across Europe, with a solid understanding of payroll compliance in at least two countries
• Proficient in major payroll systems and software platforms; familiar with European payroll vendors
• Experience participating in new country payroll launches or system implementations is preferred
• Experience in pre-sales technical support or client-facing roles is a plus
• Background in fast-growing companies or multi-country/multi-project collaboration is preferred
• Remote work experience is a plus
• Strong communication skills in English (additional European languages are a plus)
• High attention to detail, clear logic, and ability to maintain high execution standards in fast-paced, multitasking environments

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives, with stock option opportunities based on role and contribution
• Flexible remote work policy
• A fast-growing, global, and inclusive startup environment
• Deep involvement in the design and execution of global payroll systems
• A platform for cross-regional and cross-cultural collaboration and growth

If you are interested in this role, please email to:
recruit@sailglobal.com

*Equal Opportunity Employer
At sailglobal, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are powerful drivers of innovation and growth. We welcome talent of all genders, ages, nationalities, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, and abilities. Regardless of your background, you will find equal opportunity, respect, and support at sailglobal.

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Join us to innovate global HR solutions. We offer cutting-edge online services to help manage talent, streamline operations, and grow globally. Let’s create a better working future together!