Global Payroll Manager, Lyra Health
Fixed-Term Contract
Mental health employee benefits
Job no longer available
Mental health employee benefits
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform access to life-changing mental health care.
Role
Who you are
- International Payroll Approval: Proven ability to accurately run, review, approve, and sign off on international payroll runs across multiple countries and currencies, ensuring all local statutory and tax requirements are met
- Management Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a dedicated global payroll management role, including direct experience with team reporting, performance management, and developing payroll specialists
- Deel: Essential working knowledge of the Deel platform for managing EOR payroll
- Workday: Hands-on experience with Workday, particularly in the context of payroll integration and implementation projects
- Global Experience is Essential: Deep, practical experience managing complex, multi-country payroll operations is a non-negotiable requirement
- Implementations: Proven track record in managing and executing payroll system implementations and significant process improvement projects (e.g., implementing new benefits into payroll and Workday)
- Employer of Record (EOR) Management: Extensive experience working with and managing third-party EOR providers, ensuring compliant and timely payment for employees in jurisdictions where we do not have a local entity
- Provider Management: The successful candidate must be adept at managing and optimising relationships with external payroll providers, including specific and essential knowledge of the Deel platform
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Global Payroll Manager (FTC until 1st December 2026) to lead and manage end-to-end payroll operations across 21 countries in the UK, EMEA and APAC regions, supporting circa 810+ employees
- This role has full ownership of global payroll delivery, vendor management, compliance, systems implementation and process optimisation
- You will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, oversee statutory reporting and year end activities, and act as the escalation point for complex payroll matters
- Working closely with HR, Recruitment and Finance, you will drive continuous improvement, maintain compliance with global payroll regulations, and lead a team of payroll administrators through coaching, development and performance management
- This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone with strong technical payroll expertise, a global mindset and a passion for improving payroll processes at scale
- This is a critical role requiring a seasoned Global Payroll Manager to take immediate ownership of the international payroll function. The primary focus is on ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of payroll across all covered jurisdictions
- Team Size: You will be managing a distributed global team of 4 payroll specialists:
- 2 team members based in the United Kingdom (UK)
- 2 team members based in South Africa (SA)
- Geographic Coverage: The role is responsible for overseeing payroll in approximately 21 countries, spanning both the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific) regions
- Own, develop and maintain global payroll policies, procedures, controls and documentation, ensuring data security and compliance
- Review, validate and formally sign off payroll outputs across all countries
- Manage country-specific payroll obligations, including tax statutory reporting on benefits
- Oversee benefits administration, as pension management, including contribution submissions
- Act as a key point of contact for payroll-related queries from employees and country stakeholders
- Support internal and external finance audits related to payroll
- Develop and deliver payroll training to Payroll, HR, Finance teams and wider employees
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of any new payroll team members as required
Our take
In the US, millions of people suffer from mental illness each year. This is not only a detriment to individuals, but to businesses as well - with research suggesting that depression and anxiety disorders lead to $1 trillion in lost productivity worldwide each year.
Lyra Health is out to tackle these issues head-on, by delivering mental health care for employees. The company offers video counselling sessions and one-to-one messaging to help users with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression and substance use disorder.
The company is a key player in the sector alongside peers like Calm, Genoa and Talkspace. Impressively, it boasts a 90% satisfaction rate across its more than 2 million members, demonstrating the impact its products can have.
In 2025, Lyra Health launched a ‘clinical-grade’ chatbot to its offering. This has been met with mixed feelings due to evidence that AI can act unpredictably in response to mental health concerns. It will take time to see whether this feature will enhance or diminish the user experience.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2022
$35m
SERIES F
May 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Total funding: $690.1m
Company benefits
- Full access to Lyra’s mental health services for employees and their eligible dependents—at no charge
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, and free monthly membership to One Medical
- 401k and equity options
- Four weeks of vacation and paid holidays
- Monthly tech stipend
Company HQ
Downtown, Burlingame, CA
Leadership
David Ebersman
(Co-Founder & Board Chair)Former CEO of the company. Was an Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. Also served as the CFO at Facebook, and worked at Genentech for 15 years, leaving as Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP.
Jennifer Schulz
(CEO)Former CEO of Experian North America, Head of Global Online and Digital Products at Visa, and CEO at Verifi.
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