Manager, International Payroll Operations APAC

Who You Are

As Justworks' Manager, International Payroll (APAC), you will be responsible for leading the strategy and execution of payroll and payroll tax operations to ensure they are run on-time and accurately across all active APAC countries and other international jurisdictions. You are a seasoned leader and the regional expert on the execution of payroll activities, tax payments, and statutory reporting. You ensure total compliance with regional and local tax regulations while maintaining a global perspective that includes international contractor payments and multi-jurisdictional expansion.

You are accountable for managing a high-performing regional team, optimizing our current systems, and partnering with Product teams to innovate and build scalable, automated payroll solutions for the future. You work closely with customer-facing teams to ensure invoicing is seamless and serve as the final escalation point for complex payroll-related inquiries from workers and customers. You are a natural leader who can manage high-pressure situations with ease, possessing both a deep technical understanding of global payroll and the creative mindset required to build world-class products.

What You Will Work On

• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a regional payroll team, providing mentorship and oversight to ensure high standards of operational excellence and compliance.
• Regional Operations: Oversee end-to-end payroll processes in all active APAC countries and other assigned jurisdictions, including daily adjustments, tax processing, and accurate statutory remittances.
• Scalable Strategy: As the APAC region and other international markets evolve, design and implement localized workflows that allow team members to take ownership of regional execution while maintaining global consistency.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Provide internal payroll expertise and strategic guidance to cross-functional partners, including customer-facing teams, International Finance, Legal, and Operations.
• Global Reconciliation: Ensure accurate quarterly and year-end processing, including tax reconciliations across all international jurisdictions where we operate.
• Compliance Oversight: Stay current on evolving payroll-related laws and regulations across the APAC region and beyond to ensure the organization remains fully compliant.
• Product Innovation: Act as a key stakeholder and subject matter expert, partnering with Product and Engineering teams to automate and scale payroll products around your operational expertise.
• Audit & Controls: (incomplete)