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Job Description About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us Manager, EMEA and APAC Payroll India (Bengaluru) / Portugal (Lisbon) Location: Bengaluru, India or Lisbon, Portugal Team: Finance Global Payroll Reports to: Senior Manager, Global Payroll At Cloudflare, we're committed to delivering seamless and accurate payroll experience to our global workforce. We're looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations across our EMEA and APAC regions. In this role, you'll oversee multi-country payrolls, manage vendor relationships, ensure compliance with local regulations, and deliver a seamless payroll experience for our employees. You'll also play a key part in scaling processes, driving automation, and supporting our global growth. What You'll Do Lead Payroll Operations: Oversee end-to-end payroll processing across multiple EMEA and APAC countries. Vendor and Compliance Management: Partner with payroll vendors to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. Review and approve payroll outputs, reconciliations, and funding. Stay on top of legislative changes and ensure payroll compliance in each country. Strategic & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead the Payroll transformation work for APAC and EMEA countries. Collaborate with HR, Accounting, Equity, and Benefits teams on cross-functional processes. Support new country launches, acquisitions, and system implementations. Team & Process Improvement: Manage employee payroll queries and act as a regional point of escalation. Identify opportunities to streamline, standardize, and automate payroll processes What We're Looking For 8+ years of payroll experience, with strong exposure to both EMEA and APAC regions. Proven experience managing multi-country payrolls and external vendors. Solid understanding of regional payroll regulations and compliance requirements. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across geographies and functions. Experience with global HRIS and payroll platforms (e.g., Workday, ADP Celergo) is a plus. Preferred Qualifications Experience leading payroll operations in a high-growth, multinational company. Familiarity with SOX/internal controls, audits, and compliance frameworks. Track record of implementing payroll process improvements and automation. Ability to manage projects across multiple countries and time zones. Professional payroll certifications (e.g., CIPP, CPP, GPA) or regional payroll accreditation. Comfort working in a fast-paced environment What Makes Cloudflare Special We're not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We're a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare's enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here's the deal - we don't store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you'd like to be a part of We'd love to hear from you This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. 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