Senior Manager, Global Payroll

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end global payroll operating model, including payroll calendars, procedures, data inputs, approvals, processing, funding, reconciliations, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Lead US and international payroll operations across multiple countries, entities, pay frequencies, and local requirements.
• Manage third-party payroll providers, EOR partners, and local payroll specialists, including service quality, compliance, deadlines, and issue resolution.
• Establish payroll controls, review procedures, and audit-ready documentation covering employee data, tax withholding, deductions, benefits, equity, commissions, bonuses, off-cycle payments, and employee changes.
• Partner with People Operations, Total Rewards, Accounting, Stock Administration, Legal, IT, and Finance on employee lifecycle events, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, funding, equity taxation, audits, reporting, systems, and integrations.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll issues; investigate root causes and communicate with partners and employees.
• Lead payroll audits and year-end processes, including W-2s, tax filings, statutory reporting, and reconciliations.
• Evaluate and improve payroll systems, HRIS integrations, workflows, reporting, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Define payroll operating metrics, analyze trends, prepare forecasts and workforce-cost projections, investigate discrepancies, and report to Finance and leadership.
• Improve the employee payroll experience and communicate payroll timelines and changes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop payroll team members and external partners.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including significant experience leading global payroll operations in a multi-entity organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, human resources, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing US and international payroll across multiple countries, pay frequencies, providers, EOR partners, and local specialists.
• Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, statutory requirements, year-end reporting, wage and hour considerations, benefits deductions, equity, commissions, and payroll accounting.
• Experience processing or reviewing bonuses, commissions, equity-related compensation, and other off-cycle payments.
• Hands-on experience with payroll solutions such as ADP and with payroll implementations, migrations, integrations, or major system enhancements.
• Experience designing and improving payroll controls, reconciliations, audit processes, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Strong analytical, investigative, communication, judgment, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with detailed execution and work across regions and time zones.

Nice-to-have

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.

Compensation and Benefits

• Zone 1: $136,000–$187,000 base salary, plus a 15% bonus target.
• Zone 2: $122,000–$168,000 base salary, plus a 15% bonus target.
• Zone 3: $116,000–$159,000 base salary, plus a 15% bonus target.
• RSUs, health, vision, dental, and mental health benefits.