Payroll Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Own global payroll end-to-end across the U.S. and international jurisdictions for employees, contractors, and commission recipients.
• Design and improve payroll systems, automation, controls, and documentation to support significant growth.
• Manage relationships with payroll providers, employers of record (EORs), and benefits administrators.
• Coordinate domestic and international payroll tax registrations, withholding, deposits, filings, reconciliations, and tax notice resolution.
• Ensure accurate payroll treatment of commissions, bonuses, taxable benefits, relocation payments, and other cash and non-cash compensation.
• Administer 401(k) contributions, payroll deductions, contractor payments, garnishments, benefits inputs, and other payroll-administered payments.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, People Operations, Tax, and Legal to maintain clean data, compliance, and a seamless employee experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in payroll, accounting operations, or finance operations, including ownership of complex payroll in a high-growth environment.
• Deep domestic and international payroll experience, including international payroll, EORs, global payroll providers, and cross-border employee matters.
• Strong command of U.S. payroll tax compliance, including federal, state, and local withholding, deposits, filings, reconciliations, tax notices, and quarter- and year-end reporting.
• Working knowledge of international payroll tax and withholding concepts.
• Experience with enterprise payroll platforms such as ADP, Workday, Rippling, or similar, including configuration, process improvement, and vendor management.
• Based in San Francisco and willing to work from the office five days per week.