
Senior Product Compliance Expert – Payroll
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Germany
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About the role
- Contribute to the planning and execution of compliance initiatives within payroll and other product areas.
- Translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable inputs for product teams.
- Support the delivery of high-quality solutions on well-defined roadmaps.
- Monitor upcoming regulatory changes relevant to payroll and wage tax, and assess their impact within your scope.
- Provide structured requirements and recommendations to support product decisions.
- Help identify compliance risks or gaps and escalate appropriately with proposed mitigations.
- Work closely with product managers, engineers, and designers to ensure compliance considerations are understood early in the development process.
- Clarify compliance requirements and support cross-team discussions as needed.
- Contribute to maintaining a collaborative, efficient working environment.
- Provide guidance to team members and customer-facing teams on compliance topics within your expertise.
- Contribute to internal training or documentation to build broader team understanding of compliance processes.
- Identify opportunities to streamline compliance-related workflows.
- Participate in workshops or reviews aimed at improving product and compliance processes.
- Use data and documentation to support compliance assessments.
- Help identify compliance risks and support mitigation planning within defined areas.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of German wage tax and payroll compliance, typically with 4–6 years of relevant experience
- Experience supporting product development with compliance insights in a complex or regulatory-focused environment
- Comfortable working with product and engineering teams to translate regulatory requirements into product requirements
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills in German and English
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package—including salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity—reviewed annually
- 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years of service
- One fully paid Impact Day to support environmental or social initiatives
- Generous family leave, child support, and mental health benefits (including 24 sessions per year with Oli for you and 10 sessions for a significant other), plus sabbatical opportunities
- Regular team meals, cultural initiatives, and events such as local Summer Sessions and year-end celebrations; healthy snacks, drinks, and a weekly catered lunch
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
German wage tax compliancepayroll complianceregulatory requirements translationcompliance risk assessmentdata analysisdocumentationproduct development supportcompliance workflow streamlining
Soft Skills
analytical skillsattention to detailcommunication skillscollaborationguidanceproblem-solving