Amazon.com, Inc.

Sr. Payroll Specialist

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Description

Amazon is looking for a senior payroll specialist to act as the central point of contact for German payroll within an international team. The role owns subject-matter expertise for German payroll processing, leads payroll workstreams in M&A and market-expansion projects, and designs robust control frameworks that keep the operation compliant with local legislation. It also drives end-to-end process improvement, runs root-cause analysis on complex payroll issues, and produces financial analyses that support decision-making. Strong stakeholder management across cross-functional teams and mentoring of team members round out the responsibilities.

Requirements

  • Experience in process optimisation
  • Experience running demanding analyses of complex data and turning them into actionable results, reports and presentations
  • Experience with data-driven root cause elimination and process improvement
  • At least 3 years of professional experience in payroll or HR
  • Fluent German and English
  • Advanced MS Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas)
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience in stakeholder management
  • Strong customer focus
  • Solid knowledge of controllership and statutory compliance (tax law, labour law, social security, garnishments, company pension schemes, benefits, terminations)

Languages

German
C2 · Fluent
A1A2B1B2C1C2
English
C2 · Fluent
A1A2B1B2C1C2

Experience Level

InternEntry LevelMid-levelSeniorLeadExecutive

📍 Life in Leipzig

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Population
0.6M
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Quality of Life
8.0
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English Friendly
6.0
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Tech Scene
7.0
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International
6.0
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Public Transport
7.0
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Bikeability
8.0
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Air Quality
7.0
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Green Spaces
8.0
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Car Free
7.0
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About Leipzig

  • •Rapidly growing tech and creative scene
  • •Very affordable compared to western cities
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Climate

  • •Continental climate
  • •Cold winters
  • •Warm summers
❄️Jan: 0°C☀️Jul: 19°C📅Avg: 10°C
☀️1600 sunshine hours/year
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Safety

  • •Generally safe
  • •Some areas less safe at night
Overall:7.0
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Healthcare

  • •University hospital
  • •Good coverage
Quality: 8.0Access: 7.0
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Culture

  • •Gewandhaus Orchestra
  • •Spinnerei art district
9.0
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Nightlife

  • •Thriving club and bar scene
  • •Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
8.0
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Recreation

  • •Lake district nearby
  • •Many parks and green spaces
8.0
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Cost of Living

  • •Very affordable for a major German city
  • •Rapidly rising rents but still cheap
🏠 Rent (1BR center):€700
⚡ Utilities:€200
🛒 Groceries:€260
🍽️ Dining out:€12

The world's largest online retailer and leading cloud infrastructure provider (AWS, ~31% global market share), operating across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, AI/ML, advertising, logistics, healthcare, and consumer electronics. Processing ~$830 billion in GMV annually with 1.57 million+ employees across 40+ countries, Amazon connects hundreds of millions of customers with millions of sellers through its marketplace platform, while AWS powers over 90% of Fortune 100 companies.

€per year
€20k€250k

Your situation in Germany

The default for anyone single, divorced or widowed.

Only changes the church tax rate — 8% in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, 9% everywhere else.

Childless employees over 23 pay a higher Pflegeversicherung (care insurance) rate.