Global Payroll Lead (Italy Payroll)

TL;DR

Global Payroll Lead (Italy Payroll): Leading and delivering Italy payroll implementations for hirify.global customers, focusing on complex real-world setups, data, robust configurations, and reliable go-lives. Focus on deep due diligence, managing onboarding projects, and collaborating cross-functionally to continuously improve implementation delivery at scale.

Location: hirify.global (Global, with application prioritization for Italy-based individuals)

Salary: €53,900–€60,600 EUR per year

Company

hirify.global is a global HR platform focused on helping businesses recruit, pay, and manage international teams compliantly with ease.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end Italy payroll implementations, from discovery to go-live.
• Conduct structured due diligence on customer payroll setups and specific constraints (CCNL rules, allowances, accruals, TFR, social security/tax impacts).
• Manage data migration and validation, including mapping, consistency checks, and loading historical values.
• Plan and execute testing cycles, including parallel runs, and ensure reconciliation to acceptance criteria.
• Act as the customer’s trusted point of contact, communicating complex topics clearly.
• Partner with internal teams to improve templates, tooling, documentation, and automation for quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven, hands-on experience implementing Zucchetti Paghe Infinity (mandatory): configuration, data imports/migrations, setup validation, go-live support.
• Italy payroll experience, ideally in consultancy, payroll bureau, outsourcer, or in-house function with exposure to implementations.
• Strong understanding of payroll foundations (e.g., progressivi, CU logic, Uniemens structure, year-to-date handling).
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and timelines in a hirify.global environment.
• Clear, structured communication to translate complexity into actionable steps.
• Fluent in English and Italian (written and spoken).

Nice to have

• Experience with mid-year transitions, parallel payroll, and complex onboarding scenarios.
• Strong working knowledge of high-volume CCNLs (e.g., Commerce, Metalmeccanico).
• Experience in tech or high-growth environments, comfortable collaborating with Product/Engineering.
• Experience working hirify.globally.

Culture & Benefits

• Work from anywhere with a globally distributed workforce across 6 continents.
• Flexible paid time off and flexible working hours based on an asynchronous work model.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services.
• Stock options, learning budget, home office budget, and IT equipment.
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.
• Emphasis on life-work balance, empowering employees to plan their schedule around their life.

Hiring process

• Interviews with recruiter, team members, Payroll Manager, Director, and Bar Raiser.
• Prior employment verification check.
• Applications and CVs are kindly requested in English.