Personio is hiring a Remote Head of Product Compliance, Payroll, HR & Time and Attendance (d/f/m)
The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio
This position can be office-based or fully remote from one of the following countries: Germany, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, or the UK.
At Personio, your work transforms the way millions of people experience work every day. Join our Product & Technology team, where we drive our customers’ outcomes by designing, developing and delivering innovative and high quality products. Be empowered to take ownership of your areas and make an impact on your team, our product, and our customers.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Product Compliance to join our Compliance Center of Excellence and take ownership over product compliance for your specified countries. As Head of Product Compliance your team stays on the pulse of legal changes, ensuring best practice sharing and enabling product by fostering a strong relationship with customer and product facing teams - being at the intersection between compliance and product.
This position will need to be a true player/coach, working closely with the Compliance Experts as well as Product, Engineering, Customer Experience, Growth, and Sales within Personio to drive success.
Role Responsibilities: What you'll do
Strategy and Business development: You will work closely with the Director of Product Compliance to design, hire and lead a growing team of Product Compliance Experts within our Product and Technology Function here at Personio Defining processes to identify requirements proactively and influencing our product teams roadmaps will be your responsibility.
Compliance: Enable your team to research new and existing local legal requirements in the HR & Payroll space and provide detailed information on the same to the relevant internal teams Be a player/coach if necessary to support your team members. You will be responsible to ensure our product remains compliant with the changing requirements of countries you are responsible for.
Product Enablement: You will connect legal/compliance requirements to existing product features of Personio and benchmark those against the existing product roadmaps - ensuring end to end documentation which is standardized and accessible across all countries. In addition, you will also ensure best practices are researched and included in the documentation of requirements, keeping up to date with competitors.
Communication: As the Head of Product Compliance, you will design efficient processes to ensure communication between functions and lead by example enabling team members to collaborate efficiently. You will jointly develop the most effective ways of working between the impacted functions.
Role Requirements: What you need to succeed
At least 7 years of experience working in Payroll, HR or general legislative compliance, ideally working with product teams responsible for multiple countries and have a proven track record of 5+ years of leadership experience - ideally as a leader of leader.
You are an expert in ramping up teams and defining processes for efficient collaboration
You have an entrepreneurial mindset, and the hightest standards for the quality of your work
You have experience working in a complex compliance-heavy area using analytical problem-solving skills to make decisions
Strong sense of accountability and ownership; ability to work collaboratively in a result-oriented way
Experience in a SaaS environment of a B2B or B2C multi-product international company
Strong communication skills
Fluent minimum in English and in the local language of your country/market
Why Personio
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
Bring your best. Make your mark. We’re using technology to revolutionize the way HR operates so that we can transform the way millions of people experience work every day. We move fast, challenge the status quo, and support our people as they shape their careers.
With over 10,000 customers and a team of 2,000 in eight offices around the world, now is the perfect time to join! We believe in hiring driven people who want to make an impact. So bring your best, and let’s build the future of HR technology together.
Discover our Personio Principles, that guide our mindset, behaviours, and the ways we work together:
Exceed Customer Expectations: We anticipate, prioritize, and solve for the needs of our customers. Deliver Exceptional Results: We dream big and move with urgency to make great things happen. Elevate One Another: We work together as trusted partners to amplify our collective impact. Care to Challenge: We care personally and challenge directly to unlock our full potential. Ignite Positive Momentum: We embrace the challenge with a positive mindset and celebrate our wins together.