Global Payroll Manager

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $166.5k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🧾 Payroll

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Watershed

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2019

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

☁️ SaaS

Consulting • Healthcare • SaaS

Watershed is a SaaS enterprise platform that helps companies measure, report, and reduce their carbon emissions and manage corporate sustainability and ESG programs. The company provides audit‑grade carbon accounting, regulatory ESG disclosure tools, emissions‑reduction planning, and a marketplace for carbon removal and clean energy, backed by in‑house climate science and advisory services. Watershed serves large enterprises and financial institutions, enabling faster, auditable sustainability reporting and action.

📋 Description

• Build and lead the global payroll function, including documentation, processes, calendars, checklists, SOPs, and controls • Hire and develop a payroll team as the company grows • Lead the payroll side of expansion into new geographies • Own end-to-end global payroll for US and UK entities • Oversee in-country payroll in Mexico and payroll through EOR partners • Run daily payroll operations and serve as escalation point for complex payroll issues and employee pay questions • Manage in-country payroll providers and EOR partners across multiple countries • Validate payroll inputs and outputs and evaluate long-term country payroll models • Evaluate payroll tools and providers based on accuracy, cost, and risk • Own Rippling payroll configuration and payroll-to-general-ledger data flow • Use AI and workflow automation to reduce manual work • Administer deductions, retirement contributions, and 401(k) remittances • Reconcile plan contributions with the plan administrator • Maintain compliance with payroll taxes, wages, and statutory requirements in the US and UK • Handle registrations, filings, year-end reporting, and tax authority notices • Support financial statement, statutory, and 401(k) plan audits • Administer sales commissions and other variable pay with Revenue Operations • Support equity-related payroll processes with Legal and Carta • Partner with Accounting on journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close • Partner with People Ops on hires, terminations, leaves, and compensation changes

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years in payroll, or in finance or accounting with substantial global payroll ownership • Hands-on US and UK payroll experience • Experience with Mexico, Australia, or Germany payroll is a strong plus • Experience working with an EOR or PEO • Hands-on experience with Rippling, including payroll-to-GL integrations • Familiarity with commission and variable pay structures • Familiarity with equity compensation payroll mechanics, including withholding and reporting on option exercises and RSU vesting • Comfort with journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and closing out own work • Strong Excel, data, and report-building skills • Practical experience using AI tools to reduce manual effort • Ability to build structure and controls and work hands-on while leading others • Ability to explain payroll clearly to non-experts across time zones • Sound judgment regarding confidentiality and escalation • CPP, CIPP, or equivalent certification • Must answer whether sponsorship is required to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Health, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) • Unlimited paid time off • Paid parental leave • Fertility programs • Mental health programs • Reasonable interview accommodations • Remote work arrangement for this role

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