Senior Payroll Specialist

Overview

This role involves leading biweekly payroll processing for all U.S. salaried and hourly employees within a global payroll team that manages payroll operations across five continents. The team partners with HR, Finance, Accounting, and Legal to deliver accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll services. The Senior Payroll Specialist will own the full U.S. payroll cycle, including equity-related payroll, and serve as the primary resource for resolving employee payroll inquiries efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll processing for salaried and hourly employees, including daily payroll cycles for non-qualified stock options.
• Compile payroll inputs from multiple sources, validating data for accuracy and completeness before each payroll cycle.
• Resolve employee payroll inquiries promptly using Jira within established service level agreements, performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to process employee payroll changes and verify data accuracy.
• Lead timecard tracking and reconciliation to ensure alignment between timekeeping systems and payroll records.
• Identify and support continuous process improvements by recommending automation and efficiency enhancements in payroll workflows.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience processing multi-state payroll with expertise in federal, state, and local tax compliance.
• Proven experience handling payroll for employees receiving equity compensation, including restricted stock units.
• Proficiency with payroll platforms such as UKG Pro or Workday HCM and HRIS integrations in high-volume environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve complex payroll issues, including conducting root cause analysis and implementing process improvements.
• Skilled in using Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian tools (Jira), and Apple products for collaboration and case management.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to produce business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Familiarity with cloud-native data environments like Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery, including metadata, lineage, and governance at scale.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $124,780 USD - $146,800 USD (excluding equity and bonus).
• Total compensation may include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Additional Information

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
• Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities upon request.
• The organization pilots AI tools for initial screening interviews and interview note transcription but does not use AI to make employment decisions.

Location

• This is a remote-first position with quarterly in-person working sessions.