Senior Payroll Specialist, Coinbase
$124.8-146.8k
Digital currency exchange
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Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$124.8-146.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with multi-state payroll processing experience, with demonstrated expertise in federal, state, and local tax compliance
- Proven experience processing payroll for employee populations that receive equity compensation, including restricted stock units
- Hands-on proficiency with payroll platforms (e.g., UKG Pro, Workday HCM) and HRIS integrations in a high-volume environment
- Track record of resolving complex payroll issues independently, with documented root cause analysis and process improvement outcomes
- Proficiency in Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian tools (Jira), and Apple products for daily collaboration and case management
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
- Fluency with cloud-native data environments (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) and their metadata, lineage, and governance capabilities at scale
What the job involves
- As a Senior Payroll Specialist on the Global Payroll team, you'll lead biweekly payroll processing for all U.S. salaried and hourly employees
- The Global Payroll team manages end-to-end payroll operations across five continents, partnering with HR, Finance, Accounting, and Legal to deliver accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll services
- You'll own the full U.S. payroll cycle, including equity-related payroll, and serve as the go-to resource for resolving employee payroll inquiries with speed and precision
- Own end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll processing for salaried and hourly employees, including daily payroll cycles for non-qualified stock options
- Execute payroll input compilation from multiple sources, validating data for accuracy and completeness before each cycle
- Drive timely resolution of employee payroll inquiries in Jira within SLA, performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence
- Partner with HR, Finance, and cross-functional teams to process employee changes in payroll and cross-check data accuracy
- Lead timecard tracking and reconciliation to ensure alignment between timekeeping systems and payroll records
- Support continuous process improvements by identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency gains in payroll workflows
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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