Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist - NL & Belgium

What this job can offer you

Our Global Payroll team sits at the core of Remote's mission — ensuring that employees everywhere are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time. We operate across dozens of countries, managing the full spectrum of payroll complexity from onboarding through to live operations. As part of this team, you will work alongside implementation specialists, country leads, and payroll experts who bring best-in-class local knowledge to a globally distributed organisation. We move fast, solve hard problems, and take full ownership of our outcomes.

As a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium, you will own the end-to-end onboarding of new clients, bringing deep country expertise to every implementation and ensuring that every go-live is a success. You will work directly with clients, internal stakeholders, and payroll software providers — with full visibility and accountability across the implementation lifecycle.

What you bring

• Several years of direct, hands-on payroll experience in the Netherlands, with solid legislative knowledge covering loonheffing, premies WW/ZW/WIA, Zorgverzekeringswet, and the 30% ruling
• Several years of direct, hands-on payroll experience in Belgium, including ONSS/RSZ, Dimona, DmfA quarterly cycles, and sector CLA structures
• Proven payroll implementation experience, including owning or significantly contributing to end-to-end projects from client kick-off through go-live
• Direct working experience with AFAS for Dutch payroll; experience with EasyPay for Belgian payroll is a strong advantage
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and compliance requirements to clients and stakeholders
• Structured mindset with strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
• Experience with payroll reconciliations and parallel run validation
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, fully remote environment and default to action
• Constantly thinking of ways to improve and speed up your work
• You understand the need and value of working largely asynchronously
• Fluent written and spoken English; Dutch or French is a strong advantage
• Experience working remotely is not required but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the true subject matter expert for the Netherlands and Belgium, covering both EOR and Global Payroll
• Attend sales calls as the Country Payroll SME when required
• Participate in sales handovers and client handover and kick-off calls
• Own the planning, execution, and monitoring of payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely and compliant delivery
• Own the full process from inception through parallel runs and the first month of live payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations
• Ensure that there is a complete record of all choices and configurations made throughout the implementation and that Payroll Operations have full visibility, including all SOPs required to fulfil business as usual
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders throughout the implementation, including the customer, internal teams, and payroll software providers
• Input and validate data directly in payroll software — AFAS for the Netherlands and EasyPay for Belgium
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency across implementations
• Support and mentor Payroll Generalists working alongside you during implementations
• Maintain focus on KPIs and SLAs throughout the implementation lifecycle
• Work with internal teams to improve the Remote platform, completing UAT testing and ensuring all changes are documented

Benefits

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces