Global Payroll Manager

Payroll ManagerProfound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. It is where marketing teams do the work: research, briefs, content, campaigns, reporting, all in one place, alongside agents that carry the load with them.Built on 2B+ real user prompts and growing, Profound's data shows you what people ask AI and what the models say back. Profound's AI Marketer joins that data with deep context about our customers to find the opportunities worth acting on, and then puts agents to work: automating reporting, drafting content, auditing pages for readability, running competitive research. It measures what works and gets better every day.As our Payroll Manager, you will own payroll for our core entities in the US, UK, Singapore, and Argentina, with ad hoc oversight of our Employer of Record (EOR) countries. You will run payroll accurately and on time, and build the controls, documentation, and automation that let us grow headcount without growing manual work. You will partner with Finance, People, Legal, and Accounting, and be the point of contact for payroll questions from employees and leaders. As an AI company, we expect this role to use AI and automation as a normal part of how payroll gets done, with the judgment to know where human review is required.What You'll DoPayroll operationsRun end-to-end payroll for the US, UK, Singapore, and Argentina, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, and other variable payAdminister deductions and benefit contributions, including 401(k) remittances, garnishments, and pension contributions, working with benefits and retirement providersManage contractor payments and keep worker classification documented with People and LegalRespond to employee questions on pay, deductions, taxes, and benefits, and protect the confidentiality of all payroll dataCompliance and taxMaintain compliance with local tax, wage and hour, social security, pension, and statutory requirements in every jurisdiction, including registrations, filings (such as Form 941), year-end reporting, and responses to tax authority noticesHandle payroll tax for mobile and remote employees across US states and countriesVendors and EORManage our EOR partner for Spain and Germany: validate inputs, review outputs and invoices, and coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and employee questionsOwn relationships with payroll providers, benefits administrators, and local tax and accounting advisors, and hold them to clear service levelsEquity and commissionsSupport equity compensation payroll processes, including withholding and reporting on exercises and vesting events, in coordination with Legal and Carta, plus UK EMI-related itemsAdminister sales commissions and other variable pay with Sales Ops to ensure plans are paid accurately and on scheduleProcess, automation, and AIBuild and maintain payroll calendars, checklists, SOPs, and internal controls, including approvals, segregation of duties, and audit trailsUse AI and workflow automation to remove manual work, such as pre-run variance and anomaly checks, input validation, reconciliations, SOP drafting, and triaging routine employee questionsEvaluate AI-enabled payroll and HRIS features and automation tools, and recommend what to adopt based on accuracy, cost, and riskSet clear rules for where AI output needs human review and how sensitive employee data is protected when AI tools are usedLead the payroll side of expansion into new countries, from registrations and provider selection to first-run readinessWho You Are5 to 8+ years of payroll experience (including multi-country payroll)Hands-on experience running US payroll across multiple states and managing payroll in more than one country. US and multi-country experience are must-haves; Singapore- or Argentina-specific experience is a plus, not a requirementExperience working with an EOR or PEO to cover countries without a local entityDeep knowledge of payroll tax and complianceFamiliarity with equity compensation mechanics (ISO/NSO, RSUs, withholding, reporting) and cap table tools such as CartaExperience with commission and variable pay structuresTrack record partnering cross-functionally with Sales Ops and RevOps teams to administer commissions accurately and on scheduleSolid accounting fundamentals: journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, and comfort closing out your own workClose working partnership with People teams; expertise in HRIS tooling; familiarity with Rippling payroll is a plusPractical AI fluency: you have used AI assistants or automation tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracySound judgment on data privacy and security when handling sensitive employee information, including with AI toolsExceptional attention to detail, with the judgment to know when to escalateExcellent communicator across time zones who can explain payroll clearly to non-expertsThrives in ambiguity with a 0-to-1 mindset, and is energized by building structure, processes, and tools where none exist yetPreferred: experience at a high-growth startup, standing up payroll in a new country, supporting payroll and equity audits, or cross-border mobility and shadow payrollLocationThis is an on-site role based in either our NYC or San Francisco office. It is designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact.For this role, the expected base salary range is $150,000 to $240,000. Profound's total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.Note: All official communication from Profound will come from a @tryprofound.com email address. If you're contacted by anyone using a different domain, please disregard and report it as spam.