Senior Manager of Global Payroll, LaunchDarkly
$116-187k
OTE
+ Restricted Stock Units. Salary inclusive of a 15% Bonus Target; pay varies depending on location
Feature management for software teams
Posted today
Feature management for software teams
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$116-187k
OTE
+ Restricted Stock Units. Salary inclusive of a 15% Bonus Target; pay varies depending on location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower all teams to deliver and control their software.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a strategic, hands-on payroll leader who is comfortable driving change across multiple functions and regions, staying close to complex details, and building scalable processes that support a growing global workforce
- 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including significant experience leading global payroll operations in a multi-entity organization
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, human resources, business or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. CPP preferred
- Experience managing US and international payroll across multiple countries, pay frequencies, payroll providers, EOR partners and local specialists, including service-level oversight and issue resolution
- Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, statutory requirements, year-end reporting, wage and hour considerations, benefits deductions, equity, commissions and payroll accounting
- Experience processing or reviewing bonuses, commissions, equity-related compensation, and other off-cycle or non-recurring payroll payments
- Hands-on experience with payroll solutions (e.g. ADP) and a track record of leading payroll system implementations, migrations, integrations, or major system enhancements
- Demonstrated success designing and improving payroll controls, reconciliations, audit processes, documentation and standard operating procedures
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to investigate variances, identify root causes and communicate clear recommendations
- Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence outcomes across Finance, Accounting, People, Legal, IT, Total Rewards and business leadership
- Demonstrate sound judgment and the ability to communicate clearly when handling sensitive employee information and time-critical issues
- Ability to move between strategic leadership and detailed execution with a high degree of ownership
- Experience working across regions and time zones in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What the job involves
- LaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Payroll to lead and scale the company’s global payroll operations during its next phase of growth. This leader will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, People, Legal, IT, Total Rewards and external payroll providers to ensure payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, efficient and employee-centered across all countries and entities where LaunchDarkly operates
- The Senior Manager, Global Payroll will own the end-to-end payroll operating model, including payroll processing, controls, compliance, vendor management, reconciliations, reporting, systems and continuous improvement
- Own the end-to-end global payroll operating model, including payroll calendars, standard operating procedures, data inputs, approvals, processing, funding, reconciliations, reporting and issue resolution
- Lead US and international payroll operations across multiple countries, entities, pay frequencies and local requirements, ensuring each payroll cycle is accurate, timely and complete
- Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers, EOR partners and local payroll specialists, holding partners accountable for service quality, compliance, deadlines and issue resolution
- Establish and maintain strong payroll controls, review procedures and audit-ready documentation across employee data, tax withholding, deductions, benefits, equity, commissions, bonuses, off-cycle payments and employee changes
- Partner closely with People Operations and Total Rewards to ensure new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, benefits elections, leaves and other employee lifecycle events flow accurately into payroll
- Partner with Accounting on payroll reconciliations, payroll-related journal entries, accruals, balance sheet accounts, cash funding and month-end close support
- Partner with Stock Administration to ensure equity transactions, vesting, exercises, and related taxable compensation are accurately reflected in payroll and reported appropriately
- Partner with Legal and external advisors on payroll tax, statutory requirements, registrations, wage and hour matters, audits, year-end reporting and changes in local regulations
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex payroll issues, investigate root causes, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners and affected employees
- Lead payroll audits and year-end processes, including W-2s, tax filings, statutory reporting, reconciliations and other required employee and government reporting
- Evaluate and implement/improve payroll systems, HRIS integrations, workflows and reporting to reduce manual effort, improve data quality and increase operational visibility
- Partner with IT and business stakeholders on payroll system enhancements, integrations, provider transitions, entity launches and other initiatives that improve scalability and employee experience
- Define and monitor payroll operating metrics, including cycle accuracy, timeliness, exception volume, issue resolution, provider performance, reconciliations and audit findings
- Analyze payroll data and trends, prepare regular payroll forecasts and workforce-cost projections, investigate discrepancies, and deliver clear reporting and metrics to Finance and leadership
- Improve the employee payroll experience by responding to questions, resolving issues promptly, and communicating clearly about payroll timelines and changes
- Identify opportunities to use automation and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve payroll operations, reporting, controls and employee support
- Lead, mentor and develop payroll team member(s) and external partners, creating clear accountability, strong development paths and a culture of operational excellence
- Serve as a trusted partner to Finance and People leadership by balancing strong governance with practical, business-oriented problem solving
Our take
Feature flags are a powerful software development tool, allowing teams to modify system behavior without changing code, therefore minimizing risk. If a business has a new feature they want to test, they can then roll it out to a small set of users before letting it go live. These companies can, for example, get quick feedback on the new feature and fix any bugs, or roll back any changes.
LaunchDarkly allows companies to run tests like this by activating the new code for only a small set of users prior to launch. Typically running these tests requires lots of developer time - a daunting and expensive prospect for most rapidly growing businesses - and can risk disruption to the user experience if testing takes place on the live product.
Demonstrating its value to businesses, the platform is used by the likes of IBM, Intuit and Atlassian. Recently it has seemed to focus on further scaling its growth as it develops towards being a leading business in the feature management space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES D
Jan 2020
$54m
LATE VC
Total funding: $330.3m
Company benefits
- Full Vision
- Full Dental
- Full Medical
- Flexible Schedule
- Healthy Lunches & Snacks
- Conference & Meetup Access
- Education Stipend
- Personalized Work Station
- Close to Public Transportation
- Bike Parking
- Team Activities
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Lakeside, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Edith Harbaugh
(Co-founder, Executive Chair & CEO)Worked as a Product Manager at Vignette, Monster Worldwide, and PlantSense. Previously Product Director at TripIt.
John Kodumal
(Co-founder & CTO)Prior to co-founding LaunchDarkly was Software Development Manager at Atlassian and Bytecode Anaylsis Architect for Coverity.
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