Senior Payroll and Benefits Specialist, EMEA

Clio Payroll Operations Lead

Clio is more than just a tech companywe are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.

In this role, you'll take the lead on payroll operations across the EMEA region, ensuring compliant, timely, and accurate payroll processing while supporting our expanding global payroll needs. You'll be the go-to expert for EMEA payroll, particularly in the UK and Ireland, while also playing a critical role in global governance, vendor coordination and process improvement.

Our ideal candidate thrives in high growth environments, brings deep regional payroll expertise and is passionate about building efficient, scalable processes that enhance employee experience across borders.

What You'll Do

• Own and deliver accurate, timely payrolls across EMEA, with deep expertise in the UK, Ireland and further European legislation and reporting (e.g., RTI, PAYE Modernisation, PRSI, USC, statutory leave / pay, etc.)
• Act as a subject matter expert in EMEA payroll, advising internal stakeholders and external vendors on compliance and best practices
• Support global payroll coordination across multiple regions (e.g., APAC, LATAM, North America), working closely with in-country providers
• Partner with HR, Finance, auditors and tax authorities to ensure accurate reporting, vendor governance and operational compliance
• Manage and respond to complex employee payroll queries escalated through our People team ticketing system
• Lead or support cross-functional projects including payroll system upgrades, vendor transitions, compliance reviews and HRIS integrations (e.g. Workday)
• Support offboarding management, ensuring compliance and seamless employee transitions in collaboration with IT, HRBPs and Total Rewards
• Maintain meticulous process documentation, improve knowledge sharing across the People function and ensure data integrity across systems
• Monitor payroll and employee data trends (qualitative and quantitative) using tools like Workday to inform business decisions and improvements

What You Bring

What you will find here :

Compensation is one of the main components of Clio's Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture. Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include :

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Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer : We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.