Global Payroll Manager

Salary Range: $89,000 - $102,000 USD Location Type: Remote-First Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

Are you ready to build, design, automate, and manage payroll operations across the globe? As our Global Payroll Manager, you will oversee the entire payroll process for employees and contractors worldwide, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness. You will partner closely with People, Finance, and Legal teams to maintain seamless and scalable payroll operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Own: Command the entire payroll process, both regular and off-cycle, for our global roster of employees and contractors.
• Be the Expert: Serve as the go-to resource for all payroll-related matters, including bonuses, taxes, benefits, and currencies, ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll regulations.
• Audit with Precision: Scrutinize payroll journals, prepare reconciliations, and handle variances with exceptional accuracy.
• Solve with a Smile: Respond to payroll inquiries quickly, clearly, and with a positive attitude.
• Manage with Authority: Hold third-party payroll providers accountable and effectively manage vendor relationships.
• Innovate and Automate: Identify process gaps and inefficiencies, champion automation initiatives, and drive continuous improvement.
• Support and Partner: Collaborate effectively with People, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure smooth, compliant, and scalable payroll operations.

Requirements

• Detail-Oriented Dynamo: Possess legendary attention to detail; the phrase "Oops, I forgot" is not in your vocabulary.
• Workday Whiz: Proven expertise and hands-on experience with Workday.
• Experienced: A minimum of 5+ years in hands-on payroll management within a global environment.
• Unflappable: Ability to remain calm under pressure and effortlessly juggle shifting priorities.
• Strong Communicator: Skilled at breaking down complex topics and communicating effectively, including through digital means.
• Global Payroll Providers: Experience working with platforms like Deel or similar.
• Automation Enthusiast: Demonstrated experience managing multi-country payroll and a passion for streamlining and automating processes.
• Startup Star (Preferred): Experience in a fast-paced startup environment is a plus.

About Us

Chainguard is building the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open-source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains. Founded by industry experts in open-source software, security, and cloud-native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open-source software that is secure by default. Our mission is to be the safe source for open-source.

Company Values

• Customer Obsessed: We focus on delivering solutions that create value and improve our customers' lives.
• Bias for Intentional Action: We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
• Don’t Take Ourselves Too Seriously (but we do serious work): We solve important problems with focus but enjoy the journey.
• Trust Each Other and Assume Good Intentions: We are transparent to empower informed decision-making.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a $400 monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet costs.
• Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion, with the ability to participate in secondary offerings and 10 years to exercise options.