Manager, Business Operations

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future‑focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from six different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences, and culture to the table to help us build the best‑in‑class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated, and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Manager, Business Operations joining our Payroll Business Operations Team. As our Manager, Payroll PMO Manager, you will be responsible for building and leading the PMO function. We love working async and this means you get to do your own schedule, no matter what timezone you’re in. We empower ownership and proactivity and when in doubt default to action instead of waiting.

What you bring

• 6+ years of experience in project management, implementations, or professional services in the HRtech, fintech, or software/technology industry.
• Strong leadership, intellectual curiosity, analytical, and technical understanding of software systems at scale.
• Flexible and able to juggle and complete multiple priorities and projects (internally and externally) in a fast‑paced environment.
• Superior verbal, written, and presentation skills are necessary, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Experience in B2B SaaS technology partnerships.
• Passion for remote work and a global outlook strongly preferred.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• It is not required to have experience working remotely, but it is considered a plus.
• Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and project manage a partner and customer’s integration architecture, implementation timeline, and operational work streams.
• Develop clear and accurate implementation guide.
• Lead the planning, tracking, and completion of all project tasks throughout the partner and customer onboarding and implementation process.
• Document, coordinate, and monitor progress of partner and customers, including ensuring all requirements are met.
• Coordinate internal resources as required; drive project to release on time with high quality.
• Help partner, Product, Engineering, and Payroll Operations teams understand product features and benefits.
• Identify and understand project risks, coordinate with respective teams as applicable to mitigate and resolve.
• Contribute to the development of integration best practices, training material and Remote internal and external collateral.
• Manage the complexities of multi-step high‑stakes projects with organization and efficiency and keen attention to deadlines.
• Communicate project plan, deployment progress, execution, and delivery using relevant reporting tools and dashboards.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering on strategic projects that improve and scale our implementation process and team operations.
• Show passion for teamwork and developing people.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Grow and develop the PMO function.

Practicals

• You’ll report to: Director of Payroll Operations.
• Direct reports: 3 ICs.
• Team: Payroll Operations.
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; United Kingdom or EMEA.
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Application process

• Interview with recruiter.
• Interview with team members.
• Interview with hiring manager.
• Bar Raiser Interview.
• Prior employment verification check.

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap‑labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in‑location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent‑hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance, our salary bands seem quite wide – here is some context. Remote uses geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we are hiring globally. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job‑related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change. At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case‑by‑case basis. The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $122,900—$138,250 USD.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Flexible working hours (we are async).
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services.
• Stock options.
• Learning budget.
• Home office budget & IT equipment.
• Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs. If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote. If you don’t have an up‑to‑date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under‑represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritising human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.