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Payroll Specialist Lead - Poland (Individual Contributor)

Remote - Remote - Remote - posted 2026-08-07

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Remote is a global employment platform that helps organizations recruit, pay, and manage international teams compliantly. The Payroll Specialist Lead – Poland is a critical individual contributor role within Remote's EOR and Payroll Operations Team, responsible for delivering accurate, compliant payroll operations for Poland while contributing to the improvement and scalability of global payroll processes. You will own end-to-end payroll execution for Poland, including validation of payroll inputs, payroll calculations, and post-payroll processes. Key responsibilities include ensuring payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with Polish regulatory requirements; acting as a subject matter expert on Polish payroll requirements and staying current with legislative and tax developments; supporting operational implementation and rollout of payroll services in new or expanding jurisdictions; serving as a key coordination point for internal teams and external stakeholders on country payroll matters; identifying and resolving payroll discrepancies, operational risks, or compliance issues; and contributing to continuous improvement of payroll operational processes. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across Payroll Operations, Tax, Finance, Product, and Customer Success, while coordinating with diverse payroll partners. The role requires partnering with cross-functional teams to support system enhancements, statutory updates, and operational improvements, and contributing to the adoption of automation and AI-enabled tools that improve payroll operational efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. This role is well-suited for a mid-to-senior career payroll operations professional with deep hands-on experience running payroll in complex environments and comfort operating in globally distributed teams. You bring meaningful mid-senior career experience in Polish payroll operations, including hands-on responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing; experience managing payroll in multi-country environments or global organizations with exposure to different payroll systems and local regulatory frameworks; strong understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and compliance requirements; comfort working with internal and external stakeholders and coordinating cross-functional teams; analytical and detail-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills; strong written and oral communication skills; ownership mentality with early risk identification; comfort in scrappy, quick-moving startup environments; proficiency in payroll tools and data analysis; experience in remote or globally distributed teams; strong English fluency; and demonstrated automation and AI capabilities.

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