Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead - APAC

Position Overview

Remote is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead with a primary focus on the APAC region. This role offers an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in payroll compliance, acting as a subject matter expert for payroll and employment legislation. You will ensure full compliance, drive strategic improvements across processes, policies, and systems, lead audits, identify risks, and collaborate with internal teams to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency. As a trusted advisor, you will support the Payroll Operations team and other key stakeholders by providing expert guidance on compliance matters, resolving regulatory challenges, managing internal audits, and driving high-impact projects.

About Remote

Remote is dedicated to solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge: navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We empower businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and a future-focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. Remoters work from 6 different continents, and all positions are fully remote. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences, and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated, and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What You Bring

• Deep expertise in payroll legislation, employment tax, and social security regulations in APAC.
• Experience in payroll compliance, payroll operations, or payroll audit within a multinational environment.
• Proven track record in managing regulatory compliance, handling authority audits, and resolving payroll-related compliance issues.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in data analysis, reconciliations, and risk identification.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory topics clearly and effectively.
• Proactive and strategic mindset, capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and driving meaningful change.
• Experience in leading process improvements, including automation, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international, and largely asynchronous environment.
• Fluency in English.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the technical lead on payroll and employment legislation for APAC, ensuring compliance with wage tax laws, social security regulations, and employment policies.
• Lead country-specific payroll audits, identifying risks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement, and drive solutions through to implementation.
• Resolve compliance matters efficiently, engaging with tax authorities, legal advisors, and internal teams to address audits, disputes, and inquiries.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Payroll Operations and Product teams, ensuring our payroll processes remain robust and scalable.
• Drive process improvements and automation, optimising workflows to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead and support high-impact projects, influencing the development of payroll processes, compliance frameworks, and operational strategies.
• Deliver training and support on compliance matters to payroll and cross-functional teams.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

Application Instructions

Please refer to the application process outlined on the Remote careers page.

Company Information

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

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