Payroll & Admin Manager

Akur8 is a fast-growing InsurTech scale-up on a mission to help insurers make better decisions faster.

Our SaaS platform turns complex risk data into clear transparent insights enabling teams to price risk accurately today and anticipate claims tomorrow.

Powered by advanced analytics and transparent machine learning Akur8 brings speed reliability and clarity to critical insurance decisions developed by multidisciplinary teams in product engineering and actuarial expertise.

Recognized globally Akur8 has been featured in:

• CB Insights Insurtech 50 (2025)

• CNBCs InsurTech Top 150 (2025)

• InsurTech100 Global Insurtech Top 100 (2025)

• Professional Equality Index 97/100 (2025)
  

With 40 nationalities across 8 global offices we serve 320 clients across 4 continents scaling rapidly in mature insurance markets.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer assessing all applications fairly based on skills experience and potential. Diversity equality and inclusion are core to who we are.

As Akur8 continues to expand globally were looking for a Payroll & Admin Manager with a strong expertise in multi-country payroll and HR operations to join our People Team and take ownership of our payroll operations across all our offices worldwide (France Canada USA UK Japan Italy Germany Spain and growing). This position reports directly to our Chief People Officer.

You will be the go-to expert for all things payroll.

On one hand you will oversee French payroll operations entirely in-house (126 employees) ensuring full compliance with local labor law and social legislation. On the other hand you will act as the central point of contact with our external payroll providers in our international offices ensuring accuracy timeliness and consistency across all entities (102 employees).

As a Payroll & Admin Manager your main responsibilities will include :

Payroll

• Own and oversee end-to-end payroll operations for all entities: France (Payfit) USA (Justworks) Canada Japan Italy Germany & UK (external accounting firm) ;

• Review and validate payroll inputs ;

• Ensure all social and statutory declarations are filed accurately and on time ;

• Coordinate with external payroll providers and benefits vendors across all geographies ;

• Monitor payroll-related compliance and stay updated on changes in labor law and tax regulations across jurisdictions ;

• Partner closely with the Finance team to ensure accurate payroll accounting entries and smooth budget monitoring.

Team Management

• Manage coach and develop two direct reports: a Payroll & HR Admin Officer based in Paris and a Payroll & HR Admin Officer based in Montreal ;

• Organize workload set priorities and ensure consistency of processes across the two offices ;

• Act as the escalation point for complex or sensitive cases handled by the team.

HR Administration

• Oversee admin processes for the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding across all entities ;

• Ensure data integrity across all HR systems and tools across the full employee lifecycle ;

• Oversee employee benefits selection and administration across all geographies (health insurance meal vouchers retirement commute benefits etc.) ;

• Coordinate with HR external legal and compliance advisors as needed ;

Process & Projects

• Identify and drive process improvement initiatives to ensure scalability as Akur8 continues to grow ;

• Support HRIS optimization and data quality initiatives in close collaboration with other members of the People team.

• Contribute to internal audits compliance reviews and administrative requirements.

• Play an active role in Akur8s AI transformation journey within the People team: identify opportunities to leverage AI to automate simplify and improve payroll and admin workflows and act as a change driver to help your team adopt new AI-powered tools and practices.

Tech Stack : Payfit (France payroll) Justworks (USA payroll) Deel (HRIS) Google Workspace / Excel Dust Jira

Were looking for innovative and rigorous minds with solid experience in an international environment.

Educational / Professional Experience

• You have 7 years of professional experience in payroll including at least 2 years in a managerial or team lead role.

• You have a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Payroll HR Business Administration or a related field.

• You have experience working in a fast-scaling SaaS or tech company.

Hard Skills

• You have strong hands-on expertise in French & International payroll across multiple entities social declarations and labor law compliance.

• You are comfortable working with external payroll providers benefits vendors and accounting partners.

• You have experience with payroll and HR tools and are comfortable evaluating and implementing new solutions.

• You understand how payroll data flows into financial reporting and can work closely with Finance stakeholders.

Soft Skills

• You are extremely organized rigorous and detail-oriented: accuracy is at the core of everything you do.

• You are empathetic discreet and trustworthy: you handle confidential information on a daily basis and treat it with the utmost reliability.

• You have a strong sense of ownership autonomy and a natural ability to structure and lead a team through ambiguity and growth.

• You have strong organizational skills to work on several projects simultaneously work cross-functionally and across time zones with global teams.

Language Skills

• You are fully fluent in French and English both written and spoken and are comfortable working in a multicultural international environment

IMPORTANT: You must possess an employment status that will allow work from our offices in France.

As a newcomer youll be joining a diverse highly skilled and motivated team with a strong Tech DNA colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

We care about strong teamwork and a positive day-to-day environment. The team regularly connects through optional activities such as team lunches sports karaoke or occasional after-work gatherings.

In addition to this we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary annual bonus

• Hybrid office/home working policy

• 25 days of paid holidays RTT

• Gym membership with Gymlib

• Excellent health insurance (including spouse and family coverage) with Alan

• Swile lunch vouchers (1210)

• Public transportation reimbursement (75%) sustainable mobility allowance

• IT equipment allowance (500)

• Sponsored crèche access with Babilou

• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit drinks and snacks

• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris

Required Experience:

Manager