Global Payroll and Compensation Specialist

Forge Global; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Global Payroll and Compensation Specialist to ensure accurate payroll processing across multiple countries while supporting compensation strategies. This role requires expertise in navigating complex tax regulations and labor laws to maintain seamless operations. You will manage payroll accuracy, analyze compensation structures, and collaborate with HR and finance to resolve discrepancies. This position offers the opportunity to work remotely from Denver with quarterly travel to San Francisco, making it ideal for those who thrive in dynamic environments and are passionate about fostering equitable pay practices. Join a team that values diversity and is committed to delivering impactful solutions in the financial landscape.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in global payroll and compensation analysis.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processing and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processing across multiple countries and ensure compliance.
• Analyze compensation structures and benchmark salaries for equity.

Skills

Global Payroll Processing

Compensation Analysis

ADP Workforce Now

Time Management

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Salary Benchmarking Tools

Payroll Audit Tools

Job description

Global Payroll and Compensation Specialist

At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble, and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition, and more.

With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible, and seamless for companies, their employees, and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.

Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and is building a growing network effect.

Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams, and innovators in this way.

The Role:

A Global Payroll and Compensation Specialist ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple countries while also supporting compensation strategy. Navigate complex tax regulations, labor laws, and company policies to maintain seamless payroll operations. In addition to managing payroll accuracy, they analyze compensation structures, benchmark salaries, and help ensure competitive and equitable pay practices. Collaborating with HR, finance, and external providers, they resolve payroll discrepancies and optimize processes. Their expertise in both payroll and compensation ensure compliance, efficiency, and employee trust on a global scale.

Location: This role will be remote in Denver, CO with quarterly travel to our San Francisco, CA office.

Responsibilities:

• Own and process all payrolls, including biweekly regular payroll, monthly RSU releases, quarterly commissions, and monthly European payroll.
• Lead the vendor evaluation for international payroll.
• Own payroll-related agency reporting and payroll audits for SOX and external audit.
• Assist with pricing new roles and general compensation projects and analysis.
• Partner with Finance for payroll audits and reconciliations.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience in full cycle global payroll and compensation analysis and benchmarking.
• Strong knowledge of ADP Workforce Now.
• Understanding of multi-state laws and taxes, and their impact on financial and statutory reporting.
• Familiarity with compensation frameworks, salary benchmarking tools (e.g., Radford, Compensia, Pave), and job evaluation methods.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks, meet payroll-related deadlines, and effectively handle high-pressure environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Led or been a key team member of a payroll implementation or vendor assessment.

For residents of Denver, CO the annual salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors.

Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.