Senior Manager, Global Payroll Systems & Equity Operations

📋 Description

• • Own the end-to-end global payroll operating model across employees, contractors, EORs, PEOs, and local providers, ensuring seamless execution across multiple jurisdictions.
• • Manage and develop a team of 2–3 direct reports while maintaining high operational standards and execution discipline in a remote environment.
• • Lead the operational administration of employee equity through Shareworks, including grant processing, data updates, and multi-department reconciliation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• • Identify, design, and implement automation workflows to eliminate manual data transfers, reduce recurring exceptions, and minimize data friction across payroll and equity systems.
• • Partner with HR Technology, IT, and Finance teams to drive consolidation of payroll platforms and enhance system reliability and integration.
• • Strengthen payroll controls, compliance protocols, and documentation to mitigate financial exposure and ensure full audit readiness across global operations.
• • Establish clear processing calendars, accountability metrics, and data scorecards to measure function accuracy, efficiency gains, and capacity improvements.
• • Step into complex, market-specific payroll challenges involving tax regulations, equity coordination, and local legal requirements to drive swift cross-functional resolutions.
• • Translate complex operational patterns into data-driven decisions that improve scaling efficiency and reduce proportional headcount growth.
• • Serve as a player-coach: actively contribute as a hands-on technical expert while leading, mentoring, and upskilling a remote operational team.
• • Maintain deep familiarity with EOR and PEO frameworks and ensure alignment with local labor laws and payroll best practices across all operating countries.
• • Collaborate with finance and legal teams to ensure equity compensation programs comply with international tax and securities regulations.
• • Drive continuous improvement in payroll and equity operations by leveraging technology, process standardization, and performance tracking.
• • Act as a key liaison between global HR, finance, and legal stakeholders to align compensation operations with corporate strategy and growth objectives.
• • Ensure all payroll and equity processes are documented, auditable, and aligned with internal controls and external regulatory requirements.
• • Proactively anticipate operational risks in global payroll and equity administration and implement preventive controls to safeguard company assets.
• • Contribute to the modernization of workforce compensation infrastructure by replacing manual, multi-vendor handoffs with automated, scalable systems.
• • Maintain a high standard of data integrity across all payroll and equity systems to support accurate financial reporting and employee trust.