Senior Global Payroll Manager, Crunchyroll
$131-160k
+ Performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
Streaming service for anime and manga
Open for applications
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$131-160k
+ Performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager, Global Payroll to lead and manage our global payroll operations
- You will have expertise in payroll strategy, compliance, and best practices, coupled with experience in payroll system implementations across multiple regions
- This leadership role demands a hands-on leader that excels in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, a strategic thinker who can guide process improvements, ensure compliance with local tax laws, and streamline payroll operations globally
- 8+ Years of overall payroll experience, 5+ years of global payroll experience with in-house payroll processing in a high volume
- Experience managing payroll across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM
- Experience in a senior payroll leadership role
- Experience working with payroll vendors and platform technologies; includes Workday Payroll experience or deep module knowledge
- Experience directing, managing, and nurturing global teams
- The capacity to think analytically, focuses on the larger picture
- The ability to adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining focus on the broader business
- Manage a high degree of change
- Growth mindset: learning on a continuous basis as key to learning through opportunity and adversity
What the job involves
- The Senior Manager, Global Payroll will collaborate with the The People Team, Finance, and People Technology teams, ensuring that payroll systems are optimized and aligned with organizational goals
- You will help implement new payroll systems and technology solutions, enhance operational efficiency, and maintain a high level of employee satisfaction with accurate and timely payroll processing
- Lead the end-to-end global payroll process for Crunchyroll ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees across multiple countries
- Develop payroll strategies, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance globally
- Lead the implementation of global payroll systems, collaborating with our teams and third-party vendors to integrate payroll solutions
- Oversee system selection, vendor management, and the implementation timeline to ensure successful global payroll system rollouts
- Work with People Technology, The People Team, and Finance departments to ensure system configurations align with organizational requirements
- Ensure full compliance with local, state, federal, and international tax regulations and labor laws
- Stay up-to-date with global tax and regulatory changes, making necessary adjustments to payroll processes and systems
- Find and address payroll-related risks and implement controls to reduce errors, penalties, and audit issues
- Build and lead a global payroll team
- Foster a collaborative, solution-oriented environment
- Manage relationships with third-party payroll vendors and external partners to ensure they meet contractual obligations and deliver high-quality service
- Review vendor performance and evaluate new solutions or alternatives for improving global payroll efficiency
- Improve initiatives by applying technology and automation to improve payroll processes and reduce manual intervention
- Identify opportunities to refine payroll operations, including pay cycles, reporting, and system functionality
- In the role of Senior Manager, Global Payroll, you will report to the Sr. Director Total Rewards
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 0 has transitioned from a niche interest to a formidable industry, boasting a global market worth approximately $30B. Despite this growth, distribution has historically posed challenges, with series and films often reaching overseas audiences through disparate channels, if at all. Crunchyroll emerged to address this issue by consolidating the largest collection of anime into a single streaming service.
Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 for $1.75B expanded the platform's reach, integrating Sony's extensive animation library into its offerings. this move also positioned Crunchyroll for heightened competition against streaming giant Netflix, known for its substantial investments in anime production and acquisition. Currently, Crunchyroll maintains an unrivaled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes that have attracted over 0M paying subscribers.
While Crunchyroll initially offered a free, ad-supported tier to its vast community, it appears poised to phase out this option, transitioning to a subscription-based model for all new series. Despite this shift, the platform has implemented a global reduction in fees to stimulate subscription uptake. The success of this strategy remains to be seen, but past experiences with companies like Hulu suggest that it may drive subscription growth and mitigate piracy
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Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2010
$0.8m
EARLY VC
Feb 2008
$4.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $4.9m
Company benefits
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
Company HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Crunchyroll in 2006 and served as CEO/General Manager/Board Member until 2018. Previously the founder and CTO of Frappr.com as well as a Product Engineer at HOT or NOT.
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