Senior Payroll Specialist, Figure

$100-131k

+ 25% annual bonus target, paid quarterly + Equity stock options package

Excel

Google Sheets

Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

Blockchain-powered digital lender

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Blockchain-powered digital lender

201-500 employees

FintechB2CPersonal financeMortgagesLendingInvestingBlockchain

Be an early applicant

$100-131k

+ 25% annual bonus target, paid quarterly + Equity stock options package

Excel

Google Sheets

Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

201-500 employees

FintechB2CPersonal financeMortgagesLendingInvestingBlockchain

Company mission

Figure's mission is to transform financial services through blockchain, bringing speed, efficiency and savings to both consumers and institutions.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

If you’re the kind of person who loves clean spreadsheets, knows how to spot a payroll anomaly from a mile away, and thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment — this role is for you
4+ years of end-to-end payroll experience, ideally across both startup and public company environments
Strong working knowledge of stock-based comp, including tax and reporting implications
Fluent in U.S. payroll compliance and multi-state requirements
Experience using Workday for payroll and HRIS functions
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills — you know your way around VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
Super detail-oriented and process-driven, but agile enough to move fast and flex when needed
Comfortable working in a scaling, sometimes ambiguous environment
CPP certification or similar credentials are a nice bonus

What the job involves

We’re looking for a hands-on, detail-obsessed Senior Payroll Specialist to join our People team at a fast-growing fintech startup
You’ll own the day-to-day execution of payroll and equity compensation, helping us deliver a seamless experience for our team while staying compliant as we scale
You should feel confident operating in both public and private company environments and bring experience managing stock-based compensation like RSUs and ESPPs
This role also plays a key part in quarterly bonus payouts, partnering closely with HR and Finance to ensure performance-based compensation is processed smoothly and accurately
Oversee and ensure timely, accurate processing of payroll for multi-state employee populations
Administer equity compensation, including taxes, vesting events, and reporting
Support the accurate and timely processing of quarterly bonus payouts, working closely with Finance and department leads
Partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure accurate pay, taxes, and compliance across all compensation channels
Manage employee questions about pay, deductions, and equity — with clarity and care
Reconcile payroll reports and support monthly close processes with the Finance team
Keep us in compliance with all relevant payroll laws and regulations (federal, state, local)
Support audits (SOX, external, internal) by providing clean, accurate payroll and equity data
Maintain strict confidentiality around all employee data, payroll records, and compensation information
Help evolve our payroll processes as we scale — automation, documentation, systems improvements, and more

Our take

Figure handles loans and mortgaging. They are disrupting manual compensation surveys and traditional industry software with their blockchain platform, Provenance, which works as a registry, ledger, and exchange.

The company has branched from offering student loans into many products such as mortgages, personal loans, blockchain-based private credit and private investment opportunities. In 2020, they started seeking a national bank charter to simplify their business and offer better security.

The company is focusing on building blockchain-backed solutions and now offers its customers the option to leverage their cryptocurrency assets to get loans or mortgages and is one of the only companies to do so. Figure is betting heavily on the success of the $1 trillion cryptocurrency market and blockchain industry, and laid off 20% of its staff in July 2023 in preparation for an IPO bid. This IPO is targeted specifically at Figure's lending division, which saw massive growth over 2022 and 2023.

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Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

-15% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Trustpilot (4.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

May 2021

$200m

SERIES D

Dec 2019

$103m

SERIES C

Total funding: $418m

Company benefits

Continuing education stipend
Paid parental leave
Flexible paid time off
Stock options
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Mike Cagney

(Executive Chair)

After Master's at Stanford, Mike spent almost 6 years as Chairman of ReFlow Services and co-founding Social Finance in 2011. He used this experience to co-found Figure in January 2018, serving since as CEO.

June Ou

(President)

Having studied at Stanford and founded CCO Solutions, June spent 5 years at Social Finance with Mike, rising to VP of Product Management. She left this position in October 2017 to co-found Figure the following January.

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