we're hiring a Payroll Domain Expert to lead the charge in solving some of the most complex, nuanced payroll puzzles Indian SMBs throw at us. This is not a classic CS role.  
   you're a Player-Coach + Solution Architect who ll help customers transition from chaos to clarity during onboarding and post-go-live, and shape Keka s Payroll experience from the ground up.  
   you'll build a Payroll Customer Success Centre of Excellence (CoE) and lead a high-impact charter focused on solving implementation challenges, creating scalable playbooks, influencing product, and driving adoption.  
  
 
   This role reports to the SVP - Customer Experience and offers an opportunity to shape the future of Payroll experience at Keka.  
  
 
  
What you'll Do
     
  
Customer Engineering & Onboarding
     
  -   Serve as the Payroll Solution Architect during implementation, translating complex payroll configurations into product-ready structures.  
-   Engage hands-on with customers to resolve salary structures, PF/ESI/PT/TDS setups, and other statutory workflows.  
-   Act as the go-to expert for Payroll Reconciliations, handling YTD mismatches, retro pay, and edge-case exceptions.  
-   Ensure go-lives happen with clarity, compliance, and customer confidence.  
   
  
Solutioning & Escalation Management
     
  -   Function as a Tier-2 escalation expert for high-complexity payroll issues.  
-   Collaborate with Support, Product, and Engineering to close the loop on recurring friction points.  
-   Contribute to building internal resolution protocols and solution templates.  
   
  
Cross-Functional Leadership
   
 
  -    Relay ground-level insights to Product and influence roadmap decisions that improve Payroll UX, validations, and automation workflows.  
-   Represent the customer voice in internal prioritization and beta feedback loops.  
   
  
Team Building & CoE Formation
   
 
  -   Be the founding member of Keka s Payroll CS Centre of Excellence.  
-   Mentor new hires, build training pathways, and codify knowledge into repeatable, scalable processes.  
-   Own the hiring blueprint and maturity model for this vertical.  
   
  
Metrics, Dashboards & Continuous Improvement
   
 
  -   Track metrics like payroll adoption, reconciliation success rates, time-to-resolution, NPS, CSAT, and churn risk.  
-   Build dashboards to proactively flag red zones and engage high-risk accounts before they escalate.  
-   Feed these insights into automation journeys and self-serve modules.  
   
  
What You Bring
     
  -   4-6+ years in Payroll Implementation, Consulting, Customer Success, or Support in B2B SaaS or HRTech.  
-   Deep command over Indian payroll regulations, statutory calculations (PF, ESI, TDS, PT), and variant salary structures.  
-   Strong analytical acumen for reconciliation, retro-pay, and edge-case salary configs.  
-   Experience translating business requirements into scalable platform configurations.  
-   Proven ability to work with Product, Engineering, and CX teams to ship meaningful changes.   
   
  
Bonus If You Have
   
   -   Experience with SaaS platforms like Keka, Zoho People, GreytHR, Darwinbox, etc  
-   Exposure to digital CS motions: email cadences, in-app nudges, self-serve enablement.  
-   Familiarity with tools for ticketing, product usage analytics, and customer journey tracking.   
 
 
  
Why Join Us
   
   -   Build what doesn t exist yet - Own and scale Keka s first-ever Payroll CS CoE.  
-   Solve high-impact problems - Directly shape the payroll experience for 10,000+ orgs.  
-   Lead with autonomy - While being backed by a leadership team that bets on talent.  
-   Get rewarded right - Competitive salary, performance-linked incentives, and robust benefits.  
-   Work that matters - Flexible hours, a mission-first culture, and a team obsessed with excellence.Join Keka. Don t just do a job. Build a legacy.