Global Payroll & Equity Manager

Decagon; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K retirement plan

Parental Leave

Fertility benefits

Wellness stipend

Daily lunches in office

Job summary

Decagon, the leading conversational AI platform, is seeking a Payroll Manager to own global payroll operations, payroll accounting, and stock administration. You will build scalable processes, ensure compliance, and support a fast-growing startup environment.

You will run end-to-end payroll, manage equity in Carta, and close monthly cycles with auditors. This role demands 4–6 years of payroll ownership, tax fluency, and proactive process improvement.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of progressive payroll experience with full ownership of US and international payroll.
• Payroll tax fluency, including registrations, multi-state nexus, and year-end forms.
• Deep knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of equity compensation mechanics: ISO/NSO, exercises, dispositions, withholding, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Run end-to-end payroll for the U.S. and international entities, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, and equity compensation.
• Own stock administration in Carta: grants, exercises, terminations and repurchases, and the tax and reporting that follows.
• Close payroll and equity every month: accruals, reconciliations, support for stock comp expense, and the schedules auditors ask for.
• Get payroll tax right across states and countries, including new registrations, mobile employees, and year-end filings.
• Write the documentation and build the controls this function is missing, and automate the parts that shouldn't be manual.
• Expand into broader accounting operations over-time: own T&E policy, process, and compliance; take on accounts payable and month-end reconciliations as capacity allows.

Skills

Payroll management

US & international payroll

Payroll tax compliance

Equity compensation

Carta experience

Rippling experience

Tools

Carta

Rippling

Job description

Decagon, the leading conversational AI platform, is seeking a Payroll Manager to own global payroll operations, payroll accounting, and stock administration. You will build scalable processes, ensure compliance, and support a fast-growing startup environment.

You will run end-to-end payroll, manage equity in Carta, and close monthly cycles with auditors. This role demands 4–6 years of payroll ownership, tax fluency, and proactive process improvement.