Payroll Product Specialist Japan

**Who we are is what we do.**

Deel and our family of growing companies are made up of global teams dedicated to helping businesses hire anyone, anywhere, easily.

The team comprises over three thousand self-driven individuals spanning over 100 countries, and our unified yet diverse culture keeps us continually learning and innovating the platform and products for customers.

Companies should be able to hire the best talent anywhere in the world, so we are building the best platform to make that a reality. Our market-leading technology, expertise, and global team are crucial to the platform’s success. We deliver the best products and features in our space, enabling millions of jobs worldwide and connecting the global workforce with the best companies and opportunities.

**Why should you be part of our success story?**

We offer global teams all the tools they need to hire, onboard, manage, pay, and scale at full speed. We aim to foster a diverse global economy by building a generational platform that seamlessly connects companies with talent worldwide.

After our successful Series D in 2021, we raised another $50M in 2023, doubling our valuation to $12B. There’s never been a more exciting time to join Deel — the international payroll and compliance market leader.

**What you'll do**:
As the Payroll Product Specialist, you will be instrumental in launching payroll products in Japan, ensuring compliance with local tax legislation, and leading the
implementation process.

You will collaborate with the country compliance team, local experts, product team and
architects to ensure product delivery is aligned with country specific requirements.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Payroll Implementation & Expansion - lead payroll product implementation and
expansion in new countries, ensuring compliance with local regulations and the
relative successful product launch.
- Advisory Pack Analysis - analyse advisory packs and hold meetings to clarify
legislative compliance requirements.
- Build Requirements Definition - define and document functional and legislative
build requirements with Payroll BAs.
- Identification of New System Requirements - identify and escalate new system
requirements for country-specific needs
- Project Management - manage task delivery and communicate any delays to ensure timely project completion.
- Bureau Configuration - collaborate to create specifications and development
tickets for payroll calculations and features.
- Country Build Approval - ensure product delivery aligns with Japan-specific
requirements and resolve compliance issues.
- Compliance and Quality Assurance - work with BAs and QA to ensure project builds
meet legislative compliance standards.
- Document Country Build Configurations - document and create training materials
for country build
- Post Go-Live Handover - conduct post-deployment meetings to the relevant stake
holders.

**Experience & Skills**:

- 3 years of working experience in back-end configuration is advantageous.
- 3 years working experience with programming language calculations are
advantageous.
- Payroll Qualification with a minimum (3) years of experience actively involved in
payroll configuration. Experience in working with multifunctional teams
- Ability to analyse, interpret and question information received from Advisory.
- An understanding of Payroll elements and codes.
- Configuring formulas & categorization of pay elements.
- Configuration and maintenance of statutory rates and tables.
- Configuration and maintenance of country-specific fields.
- Intermediate Excel Skills (lookups, formulas, concatenating etc.)
- Experience with a report writing tool is advantageous.
- An understanding of country specific legislative concepts.
- Strong understanding of Japan labor laws and legislation.
- Must be based in Japan or anywhere within the APAC region.

**Total Rewards**

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

**Some things you’ll enjoy**
- Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
- Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
- The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available
- Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives._