
Senior Product Compliance Expert – Payroll
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
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.
- 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
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills in German and English.
Benefits
- Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
- Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years
- Make an impact on the environment and society with 1 (fully paid) Impact Day
- Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support (including 24 sessions per year with Oli for yourself and 10 sessions for a significant other), and sabbatical opportunities
- We enjoy gathering for meals, cultural initiatives, and events like local Summer Sessions and year-end celebrations. There's also 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 analysisdocumentationcompliance workflow streamlining
Soft Skills
analytical skillsattention to detailcommunication skillscollaborationguidancetraining