Who We Are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.

We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems.

Benefits

, and its ethical implications. The role Payroll at Helsing is not a back-office function — it is a foundation of trust. As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will own the preparation and delivery of accurate , compliant payroll data across our international entities, with a particular focus on the DACH region.

At Helsing, payroll is processed in partnership with an external tax adviser ( Steuerberater ); your role is to ensure that everything upstream of that process is precise, complete, and delivered on time. Working closely with the Payroll Team Lead, HR, and Finance, you will ensure our payroll infrastructure scales with us as we grow. This is a role with genuine scope: you will lead on statutory compliance, act as the primary escalation point for complex payroll matters, drive process improvement through automation and HRIS integration, and support the development of junior colleagues.

The work is detailed, consequential, and sits at the intersection of people, finance, and operations.

Requirements

— with particular expertise in German and DACH-region regulation Have a track record of managing relationships with external payroll providers and holding vendors accountable to agreed standards Communicate fluently in both German and English — written and spoken — and are comfortable engaging with local authorities, international stakeholders, and colleagues at all levels Approach payroll with a systems mindset: you spot inefficiencies, understand their downstream impact, and take initiative to fix them Bring the kind of precision and reliability that means colleagues and leadership trust payroll to simply work Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically un