Payroll Process Owner EMEA

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The Position

The Opportunity

As a Payroll Process Owner, you will be a key driver in streamlining and optimizing the delivery of payroll, time, and benefits (PTB) services across the EMEA region. Reporting to the Global PTB Lead, you will act as a strategic bridge between regional operational teams and global product management to ensure our solutions are both efficient and scalable.

• Act as a strategic partner and regional representative for PTB operational teams, ensuring alignment with Global Best Practices.

• Define end-to-end processes in collaboration with local PTB leads and cross-functional partners in Finance, Treasury, and IT.

• Prioritize regional requirements by collecting business needs and balancing them against global priorities and roadmap planning.

• Drive harmonization and simplification of processes and practices across the region to foster a "OneRoche" approach.

• Collaborate with Product Owners (specifically Workday Time & Absence) to support technical discussions and system round tables.

• Manage vendor relationships alongside global leadership, interfacing with key partners such as Workday, ADP, and Deloitte.

• Support service governance by overseeing regional KPIs, Service Catalogs, and compliance audits (e.g., ICFR and SOD controls).

Who You Are

You are a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise in payroll and time management. You thrive in matrix environments and possess the influence needed to manage diverse stakeholders while maintaining a strong focus on end-to-end accountability and process excellence.

• Experienced Professional: You bring 3+ years of experience in Payroll, Time/Absence, and Benefits administration, preferably in a complex shared services environment.

• Technical Savvy: You have a solid working knowledge of Workday and experience managing relationships with external payroll vendors.

• Stakeholder Expert: You possess the ability to engage and influence diverse partners beyond the HR function, including Finance and IT.

• Process Oriented: You have an ideal background in managing business processes and a proven track record of leading continuous improvement initiatives.

• Project Leader: You bring strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize competing requirements in a rapidly changing environment.

• Accountable & Analytical: You demonstrate end-to-end accountability, utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving to ensure high-quality service delivery.

• Fluent Communicator: You possess excellent English skills (written and spoken) and embrace working within a multicultural, global organization.

In Exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 

• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. 

• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Budapest. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.