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Summary:

Summary:

We are currently seeking a Payroll Manager, EMEA & APAC to join our Payroll team.

What your team does:

Clio’s Payroll team sits within Total Rewards on the People Team and is responsible for delivering a seamless, reliable, and supportive pay experience for every Clion around the globe. We believe timely, accurate pay and meaningful benefits are more than transactions—they’re foundational to trust, well-being, and engagement. We live the value #customersuccesscomesfirst by treating every Clion as our customer: showing up with ownership, responsiveness, and care across Slack support channels, Freshservice tickets, and our shared inboxes. We make clear commitments, meet our deadlines, and are known for delivering high-quality results on time—every time.

Who you are:

You’re an experienced payroll leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving global environments. You bring strong operational expertise across multi-country payroll, a deep compliance mindset, and the ability to balance day-to-day payroll execution with transformation work. You’re comfortable managing payroll across different delivery models, including direct employees, EOR populations, and contractors, while partnering closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, compliant, and on-time payroll delivery. You’re also a strong people leader and cross-functional partner. You know how to build structure in evolving environments, strengthen controls, standardize processes, and guide a team through change. You bring sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and the ability to translate payroll complexity into practical, scalable solutions that support both the business and employee experience.

What you’ll work on:

• Lead payroll operations across EMEA and APAC, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery across direct employees, EOR populations, and contractors.

• Oversee key payroll activities including payroll calendars, approvals, reconciliations, variance reviews, vendor coordination, and issue resolution across multiple countries.

• Partner with vendors such as CloudPay and Remote to support payroll delivery, compliance, and country-specific requirements.

• Work closely with Finance, Tax, Benefits, Legal, and People teams on payroll reporting, employee lifecycle changes, benefits-related impacts, and broader operational needs.

• Drive process improvements across payroll operations by strengthening controls, documentation, standardization, and audit readiness.

• Support payroll transformations, including vendor transitions, system implementations, testing, go-live support, and post-launch stabilization.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Payroll team while helping build scalable processes for a growing global organization.

What you may have:

• 7+ years of payroll experience, including strong hands-on experience supporting multi-country payroll across EMEA and/or APAC.

• 2+ years of people leadership experience, including coaching and developing team members.

• Strong knowledge of payroll operations, reconciliations, controls, compliance, and audit-ready documentation.

• Experience working with a mix of payroll delivery models, including outsourced vendors, EOR payroll, in-house payroll, and contractor payroll.

• Familiarity with payroll and HRIS platforms such as CloudPay, Remote, Workday, or similar systems.

• Experience supporting payroll transformations, vendor changes, process improvements, or major operational change.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration, project management, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.

• Fluency in English

Serious bonus points if you have:

• Experience leading payroll across multiple EMEA and APAC countries.

• Hands-on experience with CloudPay, Remote, and/or Workday-integrated payroll processes.

• Experience leading payroll transformations, migrations, vendor transitions, or system implementations.

• Experience managing complex country-specific payroll and compliance requirements.

• Advanced payroll, compliance, or project management training or certifications.

• Fluency in Spanish and English

What you will find here:

Compensation is one of the main components of Clio’s Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture.

Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include:

• Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits and dental coverage

• Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin and Sydney) to be in office minimum twice per week.

• Flexible time off policy

• Pension contribution

• Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years

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The expected salary range* for this role is €86,100 to €107,600 to €129,100 EUR. There are a separate set of salary bands for other regions based on local currency.

*Our salary bands are designed to reflect the range of skills and experience needed for the position and to allow room for growth at Clio. For experienced individuals, we typically hire at or around the midpoint of the band. The top portion of the salary band is reserved for employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio. Those who are new to the role may join below the midpoint and develop their skills over time. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our culture at clio.com/careers

We're a Human and High Performing AI company, meaning we use artificial intelligence to improve all of our operations. In recruitment, AI helps us streamline the process for greater efficiency. However, we've built our systems to ensure that a human always reviews AI-generated output, and we never make automated hiring decisions.

Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.