Hybrid Senior Product Compliance Expert – Payroll

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About the role

  • Senior Product Compliance Expert managing payroll compliance initiatives at Personio. Collaborating with teams to ensure regulatory requirements and support product compliance for German payroll.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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.

Job title

Senior Product Compliance Expert – Payroll

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridGermany

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