Payroll Lead - Italy

About Remote

What this job can offer you

• We’re looking for a GP Lead to own and deliver Italy payroll implementations for Remote customers—taking complex, real-world setups and turning them into clean data, robust configurations, and reliable go-lives.
• This is not a traditional “run payroll end-to-end” role. Your impact is in making sure customers start on the right foundation: the right structure, the right rules, the right migrations, and the right expectations.
• You’ll lead onboarding projects, run deep due diligence (beyond checklists), and work cross-functionally with Operations, Product, and Engineering to continuously improve how implementations are delivered at scale.

What you bring

• Proven, hands-on experience implementing Zucchetti Paghe Infinity (mandatory): configuration, data imports/migrations, setup validation, go-live support.
• Italy payroll experience, ideally in a consultancy/payroll bureau, outsourcer, or in-house payroll function with exposure to implementations/subsidiary transitions.
• Strong understanding of payroll foundations that affect implementation success (e.g., progressivi, CU logic, Uniemens structure, year-to-date handling, etc.)—even if you’re not running monthly payroll as your primary job.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and timelines in a remote environment.
• Clear, structured communication: you can translate complexity into actionable steps for customers and internal teams.
• Writes and speaks fluent English and Italian
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
• Experience with mid-year transitions, parallel payroll, and complex onboarding scenarios.
• Strong working knowledge of high-volume CCNLs (e.g., Commerce, Metalmeccanico).
• Experience in tech or high-growth environments; comfort collaborating with Product/Engineering.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead end-to-end Italy payroll implementations: discovery → requirements → configuration → data migration → testing → go-live.
• Conduct structured due diligence on customer payroll setups and constraints (CCNL rules, allowances, accruals, TFR, funds, social security/tax impacts, etc.).
• Manage data migration and validation, including mapping, consistency checks, and loading historical/progressive values when required.
• Plan and execute testing cycles (including parallel runs when needed) and ensure reconciliation to agreed acceptance criteria.
• Act as the customer’s trusted point of contact during implementation—communicating complex topics clearly and pragmatically.
• Partner with internal teams to improve templates, tooling, documentation, and automation—reducing repetitive work and increasing quality.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Senior Director, Payroll Country Compliance and Audit
• Team: Payroll Operations
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; Italy
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with team members
3. Interview with Payroll Manager
4. Interview with Director
5. Bar Raiser Interview
6. Prior employment verification check 

Benefits

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

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