Job Description
Come join a company who is a key leader in the industry scaling the next core commerce infrastructure and on the path from $100M to $500M! Founded in 2012, Salsify helps brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in over 80 countries collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As the market leader globally, our products are shopper-centric, frictionless, and create memorable commerce experiences. Our products provide a competitive edge through experiences that improve brand trust, amplify product differentiation and assortments, increase conversion rate, improve profit margins, and speed time to market.
Learn how the world’s largest brands, including Mars, L’Oreal, Coca-Cola, Bosch, and GSK, as well as retailers and distributors such as E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Metro, and Intermarché use Salsify everyday to stand out on the digital shelf.
At Salsify, we strive to embody an equitable, diverse, and inclusive company culture. We are united across countries, levels, tenures, and a host of other dimensions of diversity. We understand that while work is just one aspect of who we are, a truly inclusive culture accounts for the full authenticity of every single human being that works here.
About the Opportunity
The Payroll & People Ops Specialist is a key role within our People Experience (PX) team, responsible for ensuring the seamless delivery of payroll services, supporting PX operations, and managing global mobility processes for our growing and dynamic workforce. This role focuses on global payroll management, benefits administration, HR systems, employee records, global mobility, and employee inquiries while driving process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and employee satisfaction.
As the Payroll & People Ops Specialist, you will work closely with the PX team, as well as IT and Finance partners, to ensure alignment across functions. Based in Portugal, this role supports global operations and contributes to the development of scalable and innovative solutions to meet the needs of our expanding organisation.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
Global Payroll Operations
- Execute and manage global payroll processes, ensuring compliance with local tax, labor, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure payroll accuracy and timeliness across multiple regions (e.g., Portugal, UK, USA, Australia, Germany).
- Collaborate with regional teams to align payroll policies with local laws and regulations.
PX Operational Support
- Oversee benefits administration, employee records management, and HR systems to deliver efficient and effective PX services.
- Act as a point of contact for PX-related employee inquiries, ensuring accurate and timely resolutions.
- Respond to employee inquiries about Salsify programs and resolve issues effectively.
Global Mobility and Immigration Support
- Coordinate and support global mobility processes, including visa applications and relocation packages.
- Ensure employees relocating between regions are compliant with immigration regulations.
- Automate and streamline immigration documentation and tracking.
- Partners with the teams evolved to align mobility strategies with organisational goals.
Process Optimisation and Compliance
- Continuously improve payroll, benefits, and mobility workflows to enhance accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Ensure all PX operations comply with regional and global regulations.
Collaboration Across Teams
- Work closely with PX team members, Legal, IT, and Finance to streamline operational processes and maintain alignment with organizational objectives.
You’ll love This Role If You Have:
- Knowledge of Global Payroll and Global HR Operations: Expertise in payroll processes and compliance across multiple regions, particularly the US and EMEA countries, including Portugal.
- Process Building and Scaling Expertise: A track record of designing, implementing, and optimising and payroll and people operations workflows and systems to support growth and scalability.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities, ensuring clarity and alignment across global teams.
- Capability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, prioritise effectively, and meet tight deadlines.
- Keen attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and completeness in all operational processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation: you are a team player with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to protect confidential and proprietary information, setting professional boundaries as needed.
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At Salsify, we maintain 3 core principles as part of our Compensation Philosophy:
- We pay market rates, which are competitive and equitable
- We pay based on performance and proficiency, not tenure
- We adjust proactively; when the market moves, we do too
The posted compensation range reflects the base salary for this position. In addition to base salary, some eligible roles may also have a commission plan or a bonus incentive. All Salsify employees receive equity in the form of stock options. All full-time employees are invited to participate in our Total Rewards plan, which includes health & medical benefits, PTO, and more. Offers to join Salsify are based on a few criteria, including the scope of the role, the candidate’s work experience, targeted skills, internal equity of the team, and external market data.
National Pay Range
€28.050—€31.500 EUR
Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee on-the-job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!
A member of Talent ‘[email protected]’ will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.
Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.
Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.
We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal) and Sydney (Australia). If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!
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An Inclusive Place To Work
Salsify does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Studies have found that people of color and women do not apply to jobs if they do not meet all the requirements. At Salsify we are committed to empowering a diverse workforce. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Accommodations
Salsify is committed to an inclusive hiring process, and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact [email protected].
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Official Communication ChannelsAll legitimate communications from our team, including interview requests and job offers, will only come from an email address ending in @salsify.com. We will never use generic email addresses (like Gmail or Yahoo) or ask you to communicate through unofficial channels.
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