This position can be office-based or fully remote from one of the following countries: Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, or the UK (different benefits will be applied depending on the location).It’s time to bring your best and make your mark. Join Payroll Experience at Personio, using your subject-matter expertise to build relationships with our customers and help them maximize their value every day. Together, we’re solving real problems for real people.We are looking for a seasoned Principal German Payroll Operations Subject-Matter Expert to play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Payroll Operations. As a subject-matter expert in German Payroll, you will collaborate across teams to enhance processes, resolve complex escalations, and support critical projects. This individual contributor role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on payroll functionality, influencing strategic outcomes and ensuring operational excellence. 

• Act as the subject-matter expert (SME) in German payroll: Providing expert guidance and technical support across the organization.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal teams to support payroll-related inquiries and optimize payroll product functionalities. Partner with the sales team to offer technical expertise during discussions with prospective clients.
• Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to refine and enhance internal payroll processes, driving operational excellence.
• Payroll Enablement: Work alongside the Payroll Enablement team to create and update internal and client-facing documentation.
• Problem Solving: Oversee and resolve high-priority customer escalations with a focus on timely resolution and customer satisfaction.
• Strategic Projects: Lead and manage strategic projects, ensuring alignment with the broader payroll operations objectives.
• Third-Party Relationship Management: Manage relationships with vendors, tools, and platforms to ensure smooth service delivery.

• 8+ years of extensive experience as a subject-matter expert in German payroll, with a deep understanding of German payroll regulations and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, influencing without authority and driving consensus among diverse teams.
• Proven experience managing external partnerships, with a strong focus on aligning external vendor performance with internal needs.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written in German and English, with the ability to simplify complex payroll concepts for a wide audience, including clients and internal stakeholders.

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• 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 (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
• Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days –  one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
• Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
• Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
• Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
• Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes