Payroll Lead, Implementations - Denmark (Nordics)

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease.

We enable businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams.

Our culture is asynchronous, global, and innovation‑driven.

Role Overview

This is an exciting time to join Remote as a Global Payroll Country for the Nordics, focusing on Denmark, on our Implementation team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the Nordics (focus on Denmark).
• Attend sales calls as the Country Payroll Lead.
• Participate in sales hand‑over, lead client hand‑over, and client kick‑off calls.
• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead the process from inception through parallel runs and the first month of live payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations.
• Maintain a record of all decisions taken throughout the implementation process and provide full visibility to Payroll Operations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams and customers.
• Develop and implement standardized payroll processes, project plans, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing support during and after implementation to resolve issues or challenges.
• Support the wider implementation team, including Payroll Generalists, and ops team.
• Focus on KPIs, SLAs, and continuous process improvement.
• Mentor, support, and lead Payroll Generalists working alongside you.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve the platform, complete UAT testing, and ship changes while ensuring documentation.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in Denmark, with specialization in the region.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and stakeholders.
• Strong experience using Integra payroll software in Denmark.
• Deep knowledge of local payroll tools and software such as SAP, Excel, or Google Sheets.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast‑paced, international work environment with a passion for impact.
• Experience in accounting and reconciliations.
• Productivity mindset, constantly seeking ways to improve and speed up work.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Remote experience is a plus; not required.
• Strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.
• Comfort with asynchronous collaboration.
• Practicals

You will report to the Senior Director, Payroll Country Compliance and Audit Team.

The role is fully remote and welcomes applicants from the Nordics, with a preference for those located in the region.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: €41,600 — €93,600 EUR.
• Work from anywhere; flexible paid time off and working hours.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services.
• Stock options.
• Learning budget.
• Home office equipment budget and IT equipment budget.
• Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.
• Asynchronous work culture empowering ownership and proactive action.
• Equal Employment Opportunity

Remote welcomes and encourages candidates from all ethnic groups, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, disability statuses, and under‑represented groups.

We prioritize a sense of belonging and provide accommodations as requested.

We ask candidates to disclose pronouns at interview stage and may use an anonymous demographic questionnaire to stay accountable.

Remote is an equal opportunity employer.

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