Unity Lead EMEA Payroll Operations 

India, Karnataka 

320818536

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations for multiple EMEA countries (including France, Finland, Denmark, Spain, and the UK), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Manage and develop a team of payroll specialists, fostering high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and external vendors to ensure seamless payroll execution, strong governance, and effective issue resolution.
• Oversee compliance and controls, including SOX requirements, audits, reconciliations, and adherence to internal policies.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying process improvements, implementing automation, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and best practices.

• Extensive multi-country payroll experience within EMEA, with deep expertise in France, Finland, Denmark, Spain, and the UK (Israel experience a plus).
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with a proven ability to coach, motivate, and develop teams.
• Solid understanding of payroll compliance, SOX controls, and audit standards, ensuring accuracy and integrity in all payroll operations.
• Proficiency with global payroll and HR systems (Workday, CloudPay, SAP, ADP, or equivalent) and strong analytical/problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English.

• Experience of working & using CloudPay application as well as various In-country partners
• Experience of managing leave & absences and in-depth knowledge on absence related compliances.
• Professional Payroll Certification like CIPP, Global Payroll Management Certificate, or local equivalents.

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.