(Senior) Manager Payroll (F/m/x)

TASKS WITH IMPACT • Ownership of the professional management and continuous development of payroll processes in Germany, as well as supporting Austria and Switzerland • Close collaboration with our external payroll provider and ensuring high-quality, on-time payroll processing • Management, monitoring, and continuous improvement of payroll-related processes, controls, and interfaces • Analysis, assessment, and resolution of complex payroll-related issues, as well as escalation management toward internal and external stakeholders • Contribution to the ongoing payroll transformation, including stabilizing and optimizing processes in the target operating model • Ownership of the quality and consistency of payroll-relevant master and transactional data • Management of wage tax, social security, and pension insurance audits in close collaboration with the payroll provider and the internal Tax, Finance, and HR teams • Support for internal and external audits, as well as implementation of compliance and control requirements • Participation in digitalization, automation, and optimization initiatives within the payroll and HR environment • Close collaboration with internal stakeholders from HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and IT YOUR SKILLS We take a competency-based and fair approach to recruiting, that´s why we look beyond your experience to understand how you create impact, grow through change, and collaborate for success. Alongside these competencies, we’re looking for the following skills: • Several years of professional experience in payroll, ideally within an international corporate environment • Strong expertise in German wage tax, social security, and payroll matters; knowledge of Austria and/or Switzerland is an advantage • Experience working with and managing external payroll service providers • Understanding of payroll-related processes, controls, and compliance and audit requirements • Experience in transformation, optimization, or digitalization projects is desirable • Confident handling of SAP HCM and/or SAP SuccessFactors; additional HR or payroll system knowledge • Very good German and good English language skills