Senior Manager of Global Payroll

Overview

This role involves leading, optimizing, and scaling the global payroll function to support ongoing growth and international expansion. The Senior Manager of Global Payroll will serve as the primary internal expert on multi-channel, multi-region payroll execution, compliance, and systems integration, with a focus on enterprise system configuration, public company controls, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end processing of multi-entity global payrolls, ensuring accuracy, compliance with local tax laws, and timely execution.
• Act as the primary business owner for core payroll systems, focusing on configuration, data integrity, reporting, and automated workflows within Workday Payroll.
• Lead and participate in complex financial and HR system migrations or implementation projects, collaborating with external consultants and internal Business Systems teams on process redesign, testing, cutover, and stabilization.
• Design, implement, and maintain internal control frameworks over global payroll processing to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
• Partner with Stock Plan Administration, Legal, and Corporate Tax teams to accurately process stock-based compensation distributions (RSUs/Options), net settlements, and withholding taxes across global jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with People/HR, FP&A, Accounting, and Legal teams to align payroll execution with corporate strategies and goals.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive payroll management experience, preferably in a high-growth consumer technology or hardware manufacturing environment.
• Deep knowledge of employer tax, social security, statutory leave, and benefits-related payroll obligations across multiple countries.
• Understanding of foreign entity reporting rules, global mobility taxation, and cross-border payroll compliance.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex tax and equity withholding logic into clear guidance for senior leadership.
• Experience leading or participating in enterprise-level payroll system implementations, software integrations, or multi-country migrations.
• Extensive experience with equity payroll, including stock-compensation taxation and withholding operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with public company operational compliance standards, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and external financial statement audit support.
• Hands-on experience administering, configuring, and optimizing the Workday payroll module for domestic and international entities.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources.
• Company-provided wearable health device plus employee discounts for friends and family.
• 20 days of paid time off, 13 paid holidays, and 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.

Salary ranges based on U.S. location tiers:

• Region 1: $170,000 - $200,000
• Region 2: $154,700 - $182,000
• Region 3: $139,400 - $164,000

Note: Candidates residing in Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI) will not be considered.

Location

This position is open to candidates in the United States, with salary and benefits adjusted based on geographic location within specified regions.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy or related conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodations are provided to individuals with disabilities to participate in the interview process and perform essential job functions.

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