Payroll Product Compliance Manager (HR Tech)

TL;DR

Payroll Product Compliance Manager (Payroll/HR Tech): Leading and applying UK payroll legislation and tax regulations, with an accent on ensuring hirify.global’s Payroll UK solution is compliant, accurate, and trusted. Focus on translating complex payroll requirements into simple, robust, and user-friendly product workflows, supporting global compliance needs, and driving process improvements.

Location: Remote (United Kingdom) with hybrid options in London.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing HR tech product company helping modern, mid-size businesses transform how they manage people through an intuitive, data-driven platform.

What you will do

• Lead the monitoring, interpretation, and application of UK payroll legislation and tax regulations, with support for US and international compliance requirements.
• Partner with Product and R&D to transform complex compliance needs into user-friendly solutions aligned with the product roadmap.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, balancing trade-offs, dependencies, and prioritisation within the SDLC.
• Translate payroll rules into clear, actionable product features that deliver both compliance and excellent user experience.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for UK payroll compliance and provide broader guidance across US and international markets.
• Collaborate across functions (Product, R&D, Sales, Customer Success, Legal) to inform customers about updates and changes.
• Create clear documentation and explain compliance strategies to empower internal teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and evolve compliance processes.

Requirements

• Several years of hands-on experience in UK payroll compliance, with proven ability to interpret and apply regulations.
• Strong knowledge of US payroll legislation, plus familiarity with compliance in additional markets.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering teams, with a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• A technical mindset, comfortable understanding system capabilities, integrations, and technological constraints.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills to build trust, guide teams, and simplify complex topics.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a SaaS, HR tech, or global environment.
• Familiarity with HRIS or payroll systems like ADP, Workday, or similar.
• Exposure to modern, all-in-one HR platforms.
• Product management experience (roadmapping, feature prioritisation, trade-off discussions).
• Curiosity to explore and stay ahead of evolving international payroll legislation.
• Familiarity with time and attendance policies and their impact on payroll.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and pre-IPO equity through a company share options plan.
• Cash allowance for health insurance, annual vision allowance, and an annual Headspace subscription.
• Travel support via cycle scheme and season ticket loans.
• Work from home allowance to set up your home office.
• Temporary remote work from anywhere in the world for up to 2 months (after 6 months of employment).
• Enjoy company-wide long weekends ('Bob balance days') at the beginning of each quarter.
• 2 Social Impact days per year for volunteering.
• Awesome employee referral program ($2,500 for successful referrals).
• Pension scheme auto-enrolment from day 1.
• Fun company and team social events, both locally and virtually.
• Take your birthday off and receive a special gift.