Senior Payroll Specialist

Leading biweekly payroll processing for U.S. salaried and hourly employees, the full-time Senior Payroll Specialist will manage the entire U.S. payroll cycle, including equity-related payroll, while collaborating with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure accurate and compliant payroll operations in a remote-first environment. Key responsibilities: Own end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll processing, including daily payroll cycles for non-qualified stock options Drive timely resolution of employee payroll inquiries and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence Support continuous process improvements by identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency gains in payroll workflows Required qualifications: Experience with multi-state payroll processing and expertise in federal, state, and local tax compliance Proven experience processing payroll for employee populations receiving equity compensation Hands-on proficiency with payroll platforms (e.g., UKG Pro, Workday HCM) in a high-volume environment Track record of resolving complex payroll issues independently with documented process improvement outcomes Fluency with cloud-native data environments (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) and their governance capabilities