polygon-labs - Payroll Director

• Polygon Labs runs a 200-person global workforce across multiple entities, jurisdictions, PEO arrangements, and employer-of-record structures. You will own the entire payroll and benefits function end to end, reporting to Finance leadership, with one direct report and significant cross-functional accountability across People, Legal, Tax, and Treasury. • This role exists to do three things: keep payroll running without error across a complex global structure, consolidate that structure as Polygon's entity setup evolves, and build the automation and AI-assisted workflows that make the function faster and more resilient. You will be the company's subject matter expert on global payroll, benefits, equity compensation, and payroll tax compliance. • Own end-to-end global payroll processing across multiple jurisdictions, entity types, PEO providers, and employer-of-record arrangements, ensuring every payroll run is accurate and on time • Lead the consolidation of payroll operations within Polygon's evolving entity structure, identifying opportunities to reduce vendor complexity, lower processing costs, and tighten controls • Manage Polygon's equity and token compensation programs, including RSU and RTU administration, vesting schedules, and the payroll tax treatment of equity and digital asset remuneration • Own payroll accounting and the monthly close process, including NetSuite journal entries, accruals, general ledger reconciliation, and GAAP-compliant documentation across all pay cycles • Serve as the primary point of contact for US federal and state tax authorities, managing IRS and state agency correspondence, notices, multi-state tax registrations, nexus obligations, and SUI accounts • Build and deploy AI-assisted workflows to reduce manual payroll processing effort, improve variance detection, and strengthen reporting visibility across the full payroll cycle • Own all employee benefits programs globally, including health insurance, retirement plans, and statutory benefits, managing vendor relationships, renewals, and compliance across geographies • Partner with People, Legal, Tax, and Treasury as the go-to expert on payroll policy, workforce cost forecasting, and compliance risk, and mentor Janani as the function scales