Senior Manager, Payroll, EMEA/APAC

Who we are is what we do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 6,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why should you be part of our success story?

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

About the Role:

The Senior Manager, Global Payroll at Deel is a unique and challenging management role in a highly complex global environment. At Deel, the role is responsible for a region’s internal payroll and payments internal team members and working directly with product to build and influence our product roadmap for our global payroll offerings on platform (of which we are users). This role is an opportunity to leverage experience, knowledge and skills in the global payroll environment to deliver accurate on time payroll whilst planning for, and delivering at, scale.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for accurate, on time payroll processing for payroll and contractor payments within an assigned region in accordance with company policies, procedures, and local regulatory standards.

• Responsible for the administration and delivery of end to end payroll operations and processing for the assigned region leveraging Deel global payroll as a managed payroll service provider (using our Payroll Managers around the world processing payroll for our international internal and EOR entities).

• Coordinates and delivers work to migrate and implement new legal entities into our payroll system of record.

• Responsible for overall operational effectiveness for the implementation of best practices, process reviews, automation and improvements across global and regional payroll as a member of the payroll leadership team, to include partnering and aligning with our global payroll operations servicing and supporting our customers on platform.

• Responsible for hiring, managing, and developing our internal payroll team for the region, to include identifying levels of performance and engagement, training and enablement, recognition, timezone and global work coverage, and unlocking next level growth and opportunities.

• Manage payroll compliance and audits across assigned countries and ensure that payroll cycles and deadlines are strictly adhered to in accordance with all payroll regulations and payroll regulatory changes.

• Manage, oversee, and own where necessary audits, audit outcomes, inquiries, and claims on tax matters in partnership with finance, tax and legal, as well as our EOR payroll, tax, and HR operations teams.

• Review and recommend areas for automation where we can reduce cycle time and costs in processing of information, data and payments.

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert and process owner for payroll related activities and inquiries.

• Ensure the accuracy of payroll financial information and compliance, including SOX and other interna