Senior Manager of Global Payroll

What you will do:

• Lead Global Payroll Operations: Own and scale the end-to-end processing of multi-entity global payrolls, ensuring absolute accuracy, compliance with localized tax laws, and timely execution.
• System Administration & Optimization: Act as the primary business owner for our core payroll systems, specifically focusing on the configuration, data integrity, reporting, and automated workflows within Workday Payroll.
• Lead Migration and Transformation Initiatives: Lead and participate in complex financial/HR system migrations or implementation projects, partnering with external consultants and internal Business Systems teams to scale infrastructure, including process redesign, testing, cutover, and stabilization.
• Internal Controls: Design, implement, and maintain robust internal control frameworks over global payroll processing to ensure compliance with internal control requirements and audit readiness.
• Equity & Mobility Partnership: Partner closely with Stock Plan Administration, Legal, and Corporate Tax to accurately process stock-based compensation distributions (RSUs/Options), net settlements, and withholding taxes across global jurisdictions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a trusted thought partner to People/HR, FP&A, Accounting, and legal teams to align payroll execution with broader corporate strategies and company goals.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive payroll management experience, ideally within a high-growth consumer technology or hardware manufacturing environment.
• Deep Payroll expertise: Knowledge of employer tax, social security, statutory leave, and benefits-related payroll obligations across multiple countries.
• Global Exposure: Knowledge of foreign entity reporting rules, global mobility taxation, and cross-border payroll compliance parameters.
• Analytical Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills with the capability to see the big picture while translating complex tax and equity withholding logic into digestible guidance for senior leadership.
• System Implementation Track Record: Direct experience participating in or leading enterprise-level payroll system implementations, software integrations, or multi-country migrations.
• Equity Payroll Experience: Deep experience with equity payroll, including stock-compensation taxation.