profound - Global Payroll Manager

New York, United States$150k - $240k+ Equity3w ago

In Office Senior NA Payments Software Payroll Specialist Reporting Documentation Benefits Administration Carta Rippling

Requirements

• 5 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 requirement • Experience working with an EOR or PEO to cover countries without a local entity • Deep knowledge of payroll tax and compliance • Familiarity with equity compensation mechanics (ISO/NSO, RSUs, withholding, reporting) and cap table tools such as Carta • Experience with commission and variable pay structures • Track record partnering cross-functionally with Sales Ops and RevOps teams to administer commissions accurately and on schedule • Solid accounting fundamentals: journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, and comfort closing out your own work • Close working partnership with People teams; expertise in HRIS tooling; familiarity with Rippling payroll is a plus • Practical AI fluency: you have used AI assistants or automation tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy • Sound judgment on data privacy and security when handling sensitive employee information, including with AI tools • Exceptional attention to detail, with the judgment to know when to escalate • Excellent communicator across time zones who can explain payroll clearly to non-experts • Thrives in ambiguity with a 0-to-1 mindset, and is energized by building structure, processes, and tools where none exist yet • Preferred: experience at a high-growth startup, standing up payroll in a new country, supporting payroll and equity audits, or cross-border mobility and shadow payroll • This 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.

Responsibilities

• Payroll operations • Run end-to-end payroll for the US, UK, Singapore, and Argentina, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, and other variable pay • Administer deductions and benefit contributions, including 401(k) remittances, garnishments, and pension contributions, working with benefits and retirement providers • Manage contractor payments and keep worker classification documented with People and Legal • Respond to employee questions on pay, deductions, taxes, and benefits, and protect the confidentiality of all payroll data • Compliance and tax • Maintain 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 notices • Handle payroll tax for mobile and remote employees across US states and countries • Vendors and EOR • Manage our EOR partner for Spain and Germany: validate inputs, review outputs and invoices, and coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and employee questions • Own relationships with payroll providers, benefits administrators, and local tax and accounting advisors, and hold them to clear service levels • Equity and commissions • Support equity compensation payroll processes, including withholding and reporting on exercises and vesting events, in coordination with Legal and Carta, plus UK EMI-related items • Administer sales commissions and other variable pay with Sales Ops to ensure plans are paid accurately and on schedule • Process, automation, and AI • Build and maintain payroll calendars, checklists, SOPs, and internal controls, including approvals, segregation of duties, and audit trails • Use 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 questions • Evaluate AI-enabled payroll and HRIS features and automation tools, and recommend what to adopt based on accuracy, cost, and risk • Set clear rules for where AI output needs human review and how sensitive employee data is protected when AI tools are used • Lead the payroll side of expansion into new countries, from registrations and provider selection to first-run readiness

Benefits

• $150K – $240K • Offers Equity • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Profound is an in-person company and requires all employees to be in the office five days a week, Monday through Friday. We believe the best work, and the best culture, is built in person. • San Francisco, CA