Senior Payroll and Benefits Specialist, EMEA
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Clio is more than just a tech company–we are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.
Summary: 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
* 5+ years of end-to-end payroll experience across the EMEA region—must include UK, Ireland and wider Europe.
* Strong working knowledge of HMRC, Revenue (Ireland), Social Security and tax reporting and regional statutory regulations
* Workday payroll/HRIS platform experience
* Experience supporting or coordinating global payrolls
* Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with complex datasets
* Proven success in fast-paced, high-growth environments
* Project management experience—especially in payroll system transitions or vendor management
* Familiarity with global payroll/EOR solutions such as CloudPay or Remote
* Excellent stakeholder management skills—you build trust across HR, Finance, Legal and external vendors
* Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI
* CIPP (UK) or IPASS (Ireland) qualification, or currently working toward one (preferred)
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.
Benefits highlights
* Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits and dental coverage
* Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions to be in office minimum 2 days per week on our Anchor Days.
* Flexible time off policy
* Pension contribution
* Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years
The full salary range* for this role is £56,100 to £75,900 GBP. Please note salary bands may differ based on location and local currency. Additionally, benefit offerings may differ depending on the employee's location.
We aim to hire all candidates between the minimum and the midpoint of the full salary range. We reserve the midpoint to the maximum of the salary band for internal employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on individual experience and skillset of the candidate.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Human Resources
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.
Learn more about our culture at https://clio.com/careers.
Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.
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