Overview
This role is responsible for leading Americas payroll operations and supporting the continued scale of the organization’s global footprint. Reporting to the Director, Global Payroll & Employment Tax, the Sr. Manager, Americas Payroll will oversee payroll execution, compliance, and operational excellence across Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States (and any future Americas countries). The role partners closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, and external providers.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Americas payroll operations across Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple entities, pay groups, and jurisdictions
- Partner with the Global Payroll & Employment Tax team to execute Americas payroll strategy and scale processes that support growth across the region
- Oversee Americas payroll compliance, including statutory requirements, tax withholding, social contributions, year-end reporting, local filings, and audit readiness across supported countries
- Drive payroll process improvements through standardization, workflow optimization, automation, and strong partnership with internal systems teams and external payroll vendors
- Build and strengthen payroll controls, governance, and documentation to reduce risk, improve consistency, and support accurate financial reporting
- Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, Total Rewards, Equity, and HR operations teams to ensure payroll outcomes align with company policies and country-specific requirements
- Support complex Americas payroll matters, including cross-border employee movements, global mobility, shadow payroll coordination, and equity-related payroll impacts
- Use AI to accelerate analysis, reporting, and process documentation, applying judgment and verification to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in payroll, including significant experience leading Americas payroll operations across multiple countries
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a payroll leadership role, including leading teams and driving results in a complex, fast-paced global environment
- Experience in payroll operations across a broad Americas footprint, ideally spanning US, Canada, and Latin America
- Experience in Americas payroll compliance, including statutory filings, tax withholding, social insurance requirements, year-end processes, and audit support across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience building and improving payroll processes, controls, and operating procedures to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Experience partnering with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, Equity, and external payroll providers to deliver compliant payroll outcomes
- Demonstrated experience using AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day work (analysis, documentation, reporting), with a clear approach to validating accuracy and quality
- Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work, including testing, source-checking, data validation, and peer review where appropriate
- High integrity and ownership handling sensitive employee and payroll data, with accountability for final decisions and deliverables
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range (US): $146,561—$301,744 USD
- The position is also eligible for equity.
- Final salary is based on location, travel, relevant prior experience, and particular skills and expertise.
Location
- US based applicants only
- In-office requirement: this role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1–2 times every 6 months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
Relocation
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.