Payroll & Admin Manager

[https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/fc964a19-e84c-4cf0-aa52-768667eee898/7580efc7-44c8-4ef9-85ea-6351fd8aa541/1%20-%20About%20Us.png] 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) - CNBC’s 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. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/fc964a19-e84c-4cf0-aa52-768667eee898/043626b1-d64b-49b9-8571-cb9d2d68de0e/2%20-%20Role.png] As Akur8 continues to expand globally, we're 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 prov