About Remote
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.
With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.
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 this job can offer you
The Payroll Specialist Lead - China payroll is a critical role within Remote’s dynamic global payroll organization. Nestled within our EOR and Payroll Operations Team, this role is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant payroll operations within assigned countries while also contributing to the improvement and scalability of our global payroll processes.
You will work closely with internal stakeholders across Payroll Operations, Tax, Finance, Product and Customer Success, while coordinating with diverse payroll partners where applicable.
This role is well suited for a mid-to-senior career payroll ops professional who has deep hands-on experience running payroll in complex environments and is comfortable operating in globally distributed teams.
What you bring
- Brings meaningful mid-senior career experience in Pakistani payroll operations, including hands-on responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing in Pakistan
- Has managed payroll in multi-country environments or global organizations, with exposure to different payroll systems and local regulatory frameworks.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and compliance requirements.
- Comfortable working with internal and external stakeholders in Remote’s payroll ecosystem, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex payroll scenarios.
- Strong written and oral communicator, comfortable working in asynchronous and globally distributed environments.
- Takes ownership of outcomes, raises risks early, and approaches operational challenges with curiosity and accountability.
- Comfortable working in scrappy, quick-moving start-up environments.
- Proficient in payroll tools and data analysis using in-house and external platforms
- Experience working in remote or globally distributed teams is an advantage.
- Demonstrates strong fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
- Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with country-specific regulations and statutory requirements.
- Own end-to-end payroll execution for assigned jurisdictions, including validation of payroll inputs, payroll calculations, and post-payroll processes.
- Act as a subject matter expert on country payroll requirements, staying up to date with legislative, tax, and regulatory developments that may impact payroll operations.
- Support the operational implementation and rollout of payroll services in new or expanding jurisdictions, ensuring payroll execution processes are effectively integrated into operational workflows.
- Serve as a key point of coordination for internal teams and external stakeholders on country payroll matters.
- Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies, operational risks, or compliance issues, exercising sound judgment when escalating complex matters.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of payroll operational processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and improve operational transparency.
- Support the development and maintenance of payroll documentation and operational knowledge to ensure processes remain clear, scalable, and aligned with internal governance requirements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support system enhancements, statutory updates, and operational improvements impacting payroll.
- Contribute to the adoption of automation and AI-enabled tools that improve payroll operational efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Participate in testing activities related to payroll system developments, enhancements, and process improvements to ensure operational readiness.
Practicals
- You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
- Team: Global Payroll Operations
- Location: APAC
- Start date: As soon as possible
Application process
- Interview with recruiter
- Interview with team members (no managers present)
- Interview with future manager
- Bar Raiser Interview
- Prior employment verification check
Benefits
Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters: - work from anywhere
- flexible paid time off
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- mental health support services
- stock options
- learning budget
- home office budget & IT equipment
- budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
How you’ll plan your day (and life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.
You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
If that sounds like something you want, apply now!
How to apply
- Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
- We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
- If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.
Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.
