Global Time & Attendance Product Strategy Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with T&A, Payroll Operations, Product, and Implementation teams to incorporate country-specific labor law requirements (working time regulations, overtime rules, rest periods, CBAs, statutory accruals) into system design and setup.

• Ensure that compliance reviews are integrated into project lifecycles, covering requirements gathering, configuration validation, testing, and go-live readiness.

• Promote the principle that compliance should be integrated from the beginning rather than being addressed post-implementation.

• Work alongside country compliance and legal experts to interpret statutory obligations (maximum working hours, mandatory breaks, overtime calculations, accrual logic, record retention, etc.).

• Convert legislative requirements into clear system configuration rules, technical specifications, and operational controls.

• Distill complex legal terminology into actionable requirements that can be consistently implemented by Product and Operations teams.

• Act as the primary compliance contact for all T&A-related initiatives, ensuring alignment among Compliance, Product, Payroll Operations, and Implementation teams.

• Establish governance checkpoints and review processes that ensure regulatory compliance without hindering delivery.

• Define global standards while also accommodating country-specific legal obligations.

• Identify compliance deficiencies or control weaknesses before they lead to operational or regulatory risks.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to evaluate potential impacts.

• Propose practical corrective measures, prioritize remediation initiatives, and escalate significant risks as necessary.

• Coordinate internal and external audit requests related to Time & Attendance systems and processes.

• Partner with country compliance experts and operational stakeholders to compile comprehensive, accurate, and defensible documentation.

• Ensure timely delivery of audit evidence and control documentation.

• Monitor remediation actions stemming from audit findings until they are closed.

• Develop and maintain T&A compliance documentation, including control narratives, process maps, risk registers, and change logs.

• Set documentation standards that guarantee processes are transparent, traceable, and ready for audit across all operating countries.

• Ensure that compliance impact assessments are included in the management of system and process changes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience with global payroll Time & Attendance systems (e.g., Workday Time Tracking, UKG, ADP, Ceridian Dayforce) across various jurisdictions.

• In-depth understanding of T&A compliance requirements, including working time directives, overtime calculations, rest period enforcement, accrual methodologies, and statutory record-keeping obligations.

• Familiarity with how collective bargaining agreements influence T&A configuration and operational processes.

• Capability to translate functional requirements into scalable system controls.

• Ability to interpret labor legislation and convert statutory requirements into operational controls and system functionality.

• Experience in coordinating audit responses and preparing compliance documentation for regulatory or internal assessments.

• Proven track record of identifying and mitigating compliance risks in multi-country settings.

• Strong project management skills, with experience in embedding compliance within agile or hybrid delivery frameworks.

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Operations, Implementation, Legal, Compliance) without direct authority.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clarify complex regulatory requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in creating structured documentation that can withstand audit and regulatory scrutiny.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (we operate asynchronously).

• 16 weeks of 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.